Comparison of skin dose between conventional radiotherapy and IMRT

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-277

  Price, S ^a   Williams, M ^a   Butson, M ^a,b   Metcalfe, P ^a,b  

^a WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

IMRT; Radiochromic film; Surface dose

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DOSIMETERS; DRUG DOSAGE; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; SKIN; THIN FILMS;

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT); RADIOCHROMIC FILM; SKIN DOSE; STEP-AND-SHOOT TECHNIQUE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; ELECTRON; FILM DOSIMETER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHANTOM; PHOTON THERAPY; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 33750192371     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178577     Document Type: Article

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