Rotational total skin electron irradiation with a linear accelerator

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 123-134

  Reynard, Eric P ^a   Evans, Michael D C ^a   Devic, Slobodan ^a   Parker, William ^a   Freeman, Carolyn R ^a   Roberge, David ^a   Podgorsak, Ervin B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Linear accelerator; Rotational; Total skin electron irradiation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049095131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v9i4.2793     Document Type: Article

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