Radiographic film dosimetry for IMRT fields in the near-surface buildup region

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 87-97

  Roberson, Peter L ^a   Moran, Jean M ^a   Kulasekere, Ravi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildup dose; IMRT; Quality assurance; Radiographic film

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049094967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v9i4.2782     Document Type: Article

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