Dose reduction from loss of backscatter in superficial x-ray radiation therapy with the Pantak SXT 150 unit

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-55

  Healy, B J ^a,b   Sylvander, S ^a   Nitschke, K N ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Radiation Oncology Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Lead shielding; Superficial x ray therapy

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; RADIATION SHIELDING; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

DOSE REDUCTION; LEAD SHIELDING; SUPERFICIAL X-RAY THERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

LEAD; POLYSTYRENE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOTHERAPY; THICKNESS;

EID: 42249088602     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178453     Document Type: Article

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