Breast in vivo dosimetry by EPID

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-262

  Fidanzio, Andrea ^a,b   Greco, Francesca ^b   Mameli, Alessandra ^b   Azario, Luigi ^a,b   Balducci, Mario ^a   Gambacorta, Maria Antonietta ^a   Frascino, Vincenzo ^a   Cilla, Savino ^c   Sabatino, Domenico ^c   Piermattei, Angelo ^b,c  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

In vivo dosimetry; Quality assurance in breast radiotherapy; Transit dosimetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650070254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i4.3275     Document Type: Article

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