Retrospective analysis of dose delivery in intra-operative high dose rate brachytherapy

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 188-195

  Oh, Moonseong ^a   Avadhani, Jaiteerth S ^a   Malhotra, Harish K ^a   Cunningham, Barbara ^a   Tripp, Patrick ^a   Jaggernauth, Wainwright ^a   Podgorsak, Matthew B ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Intraoperative period; Radiotherapy dosage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 38549095480     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-007-0030-9     Document Type: Article

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