Estimation of organ and effective doses resulting from cone beam CT imaging for radiotherapy treatment planning

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 979, 2009, Pages 577-584

  Sawyer, Laura J ^a   Whittle, S A ^a   Matthews, E S ^a   Starritt, H C ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MALE; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SIMULATOR; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67649805289     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/62467578     Document Type: Article

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