Dosimetric optimization of a conical breast brachytherapy applicator for improved skin dose sparing

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5665-5671

  Yang, Yun ^a   Rivard, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

applicator; brachytherapy; dosimetry; Ir 192; optimization

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; ONCOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CRITICAL STRUCTURES; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT; TARGET VOLUMES; TREATMENT TIME; TREATMENT VOLUMES; TRUNCATED CONE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 78149433895     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3495539     Document Type: Article

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