Effect of wetness level on the suitability of wet gauze as a substitute for superflab® as a bolus material for use with 6 MV photons

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 555-559

  Benoit, Jerome ^a   Pruitt, Amy F ^a   Thrall, Donald E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air gap; Bolus; Radiation therapy; Superflab ; Surface dose

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; SURGICAL SPONGE;

ANIMALS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SKIN; SURGICAL SPONGES; WATER;

EID: 69249119899     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2009.01573.x     Document Type: Article

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