Enhanced epidermal dose caused by localized electron contamination from lead cutouts used in kilovoltage radiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3935-3939

  Lye, J E ^a   Butler, D J ^a   Webb, D V ^a  

^a Australian Radiation and Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency   (Australia)

Author keywords

electron contamination; kilovoltage radiotherapy; lead cutout; skin dose

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; SHIELDING; X RAYS;

DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE ENHANCEMENTS; ELECTRON CONTAMINATION; GAFCHROMIC FILMS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LOCALIZED ELECTRONS; MODELING AND MEASUREMENT; SKIN DOSE;

CONTAMINATION;

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDERMIS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDERMIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LEAD; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 78149480566     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3458722     Document Type: Article

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