Lung cancer radiation therapy: Monte Carlo investigation of "under dose" by high energy photons

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-294

  DesRosiers, Paul M ^a,b   Moskvin, Vadim P ^a   DesRosiers, Colleen M ^a   Timmerman, Robert D ^a   Randall, Marcus E ^a   Papiez, Lech S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cancer Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Lung; Monte Carlo; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; ENERGY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2942655414     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460400300306     Document Type: Article

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