Margins between clinical target volume and planning target volume for electron beam therapy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 939, 2006, Pages 244-247

  Thomas, S J ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ELECTRON THERAPY; GEOMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHANTOM; PHOTON THERAPY; RADIATION FIELD; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TARGET ORGAN;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 33644682948     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/70202978     Document Type: Article

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