The optimization of dose delivery for intraoperative high-dose-rate radiation therapy using curved HAM applicators

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-212

  Beddar, A Sam ^a   Krishnan, Sunil ^a   Briere, Tina M ^a   Wang, Xiaochun ^a   Delclos, Marc E ^a   Ballo, Matthew T ^a   Das, Prajnan ^a   Gould, Spencer ^a   Horton, John L ^a   Crane, Christopher H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy applicator; HAM applicator; HDR IORT; IORT; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644766995     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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