Verification of nose irradiation using orthovoltage x-ray beams

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-110

  Currie, Michael ^a   Bailey, M ^a   Butson, M ^a,b  

^a WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nose irradiation; Orthovoltage; Radiochromic film; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; NOSE IRRADIATION; NOSE PHANTOM; ORTHVOLTAGE IRRADIATION; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

RADIOTHERAPY;

PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IRRADIATION; NOSE CARCINOMA; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY FILM;

EID: 34547116215     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178414     Document Type: Article

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