Dosimetric evaluation of internal shielding in a high dose rate skin applicator

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-35

  Lliso, Françoise ^a   Granero, Domingo ^b   Perez Calatayud, Jose ^a,c   Carmona, Vicente ^a   Pujades, M Carmen ^a   Ballester, Facundo ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Hospital Clinica Benidorm   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Film dosimetry; Monte carlo methods; Skin brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FILM DOSIMETER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOCHROMATOGRAPHY; VALENCIA HDR APPLICATOR; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 79953669226     PISSN: 1689832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2011.21041     Document Type: Article

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