On the need for quality assurance in superficial kilovoltage radiotherapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 476-481

  Austerlitz, C ^a   Mota, H ^a   Gay, H ^a   Campos, D ^a   Allison, R ^a   Sibata, C ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; KILOVOLTAGE RADIATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROTON RADIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; X IRRADIATION;

ALUMINUM; BRAZIL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 54949133676     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn067     Document Type: Article

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