A Simple Technique of Supine Craniospinal Irradiation

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Munshi, Anusheel ^a   Jalali, Rakesh ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Craniospinal; Irradiation; Supine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION; SPINE; SUPINE POSITION; TECHNIQUE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 38849087286     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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