Dosimetric verification of dose optimisation algorithm during endovascular brachytherapy of the peripheral vessels

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 114-121

  Zwierzchowski, Grzegorz ^a   Malicki, Julian ^a   Skowronek, Janusz ^a  

^a GREATER POLAND CANCER CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dose optimisation; Endovascular brachytherapy; Gafchromic films

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOVASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY; FILM DOSIMETER; PHANTOM; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RESTENOSIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

EID: 72449152257     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1507-1367(10)60026-0     Document Type: Article

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