A national dosimetric audit of IMRT

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-252

  Budgell, Geoff ^a   Berresford, Joe ^a   Trainer, Michael ^a   Bradshaw, Ellie ^a   Sharpe, Peter ^b   Williams, Peter ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alanine; Audit; Dosimetry; Film; IMRT; Verification

Indexed keywords

ALANINE;

ARTICLE; BREAST; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HEAD; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NECK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION FIELD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALANINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 79958104007     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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