Dosimetry for quantitative analysis of the effects of low-dose ionizing radiation in radiation therapy patients

Radiation Research

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 240-247

  Lehmann, Joerg ^a,b   Stern, Robin L ^b   Daly, Thomas P ^a   Rocke, David M ^b   Schwietert, Chad W ^b   Jones, Gregory E ^a   Arnold, Michelle L ^a   Siantar, Christine L Hartmann ^a,b   Goldberg, Zelanna ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION FIELD; SKIN SURFACE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIOPSY; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 31444436762     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3480.1     Document Type: Article

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