The importance of applicator design for intraluminal brachytherapy of rectal cancer

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3220-3224

  Hansen, Johnny Witterseh ^a   Jakobsen, Anders ^a  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dose gradient; GAFchromic film dosimetry; High dose rate; High Z shield; Off axis positioning; Rectal applicator

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DISEASES; ONCOLOGY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; RADIOTHERAPY; SHIELDING; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE GRADIENTS; GAFCHROMIC FILMS; HIGH DOSE RATE; OFF-AXIS;

APPLICATORS;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RECTUM CANCER; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33748296354     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2207143     Document Type: Article

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