A study of the shielding used to reduce leakage and scattered radiation to the fetus in a pregnant patient treated with a 6-MV external x-ray beam

Health Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 581-589

  Han, Bin ^a   Bednarz, Bryan ^b   Xu, X George ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Monte Carlo; Pregnancy; Shielding

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREGNANCY; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING; X-RAYS;

EID: 73649097251     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000363838.70546.4c     Document Type: Article

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