Doses to critical organs following radiotherapy and concomitant imaging of the larynx and breast

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 960, 2007, Pages 989-995

  Harrison, R M ^a   Wilkinson, M ^a   Rawlings, D J ^a   Moore, M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM FLUORIDE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; LARYNX; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; BREAST TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE QUALITY; LARYNX TUMOR; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38349078201     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/32814323     Document Type: Article

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