In-vivo dosimetry from total body irradiation patients (2000-2006): Results and analysis

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-195

  Lancaster, Craig M ^a   Crosbie, J C ^a   Davis, S R ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exit dose; In vivo dosimetry; Radiotherapy; Total body irradiation

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

BOLUS MATERIAL; EXIT DOSE; IN-VIVO; INHOMOGENEITY CORRECTION; PATIENT SETUP; TOTAL BODY IRRADIATION; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

IRRADIATION;

WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 54449088914     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179343     Document Type: Article

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