Comparison of 50 kV Facilities for Contact Radiotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 655-660

  Fletcher, C L ^a   Mills, J A ^a   Baugh, G M ^a   Roughton, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact radiotherapy; papillon technique; radiochromic film; rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 34748853686     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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