An investigation of central axis depth dose distribution pertubation due to an air gap between patients and bolus for electron beams

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Kong, Ming ^a,b   Holloway, L ^a  

^a South Western Sydney Clinical School   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air gap; Bolus; Electron beam

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AIR GAP; BOLUS; ELECTRON BEAM RADIOTHERAPHY; RADIOTHERAPHY TREATMENT; SUPERFICIAL CANCERS;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; PHANTOM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PHYSICS;

EID: 34547117893     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178415     Document Type: Article

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