Clinical implementation of total skin electron beam (TSEB) therapy: A review of the relevant literature

Physica Medica

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 62-68

  Diamantopoulos, S ^a   Platoni, K ^b   Dilvoi, M ^b   Nazos, I ^b   Geropantas, K ^b   Maravelis, G ^b   Tolia, M ^b   Beli, I ^b   Efstathopoulos, E ^b   Pantelakos, P ^b   Panayiotakis, G ^a   Kouloulias, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cutaneous T cell lymphoma; Mycosis fungoides; Total skin electron beam therapy; TSEB

Indexed keywords

CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; IRRADIATION; LYING ON TECHNIQUE; MULTIPLE DUAL FIELD TECHNIQUE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESCRIPTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; REVIEW; SEZARY SYNDROME; SINGLE SCATTERED HORIZONTAL BEAM TECHNIQUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; TOTAL SKIN ELECTRON THERAPY; TRANSLATIONAL TECHNIQUE;

ELECTRONS; HUMANS; POSTURE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; ROTATION; SKIN;

EID: 79953206229     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2010.09.001     Document Type: Review

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