Measurement and comparison of skin dose for prostate and head-and-neck patients treated on various IMRT delivery systems

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1844-1849

  Roland, Teboh F ^a,b   Stathakis, Sotirios ^a,b   Ramer, Rachelle ^a,b   Papanikolaou, Niko ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gafchromic film; IMRT; Skin dose; Thermoluminescent dosimeter

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT MONITORING; UROLOGY;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GAFCHROMIC FILMS; HELICAL TOMOTHERAPY; IMRT; SKIN DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FILM; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 53549093574     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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