Dosimetric verification of the dose calculation algorithms in real time prostate brachytherapy

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 275-279

  Mocna, Marta ^a   Zwierzchowski, Grzegorz ^a  

^a GREATER POLAND CANCER CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dose measurements; Dose verification; Real time brachytherapy; Semiconductor detectors

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; NEEDLE; PROSTATE; RECTUM; SEMICONDUCTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETHRA;

EID: 66649106025     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1507-1367(10)60013-2     Document Type: Article

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