Surface dose investigation of the flattening filter-free photon beams

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Yuenan ^a   Khan, Mohammad K ^b   Ting, Joseph Y ^a   Easterling, Stephen B ^a  

^a Melbourne Cancer Center   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildup region; Flattening filter free; Skin dose; Surface dose

Indexed keywords

BUILD-UP REGION; CLINICAL OPERATIONS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE RATE; FIELD SIZE; FLATTENING FILTERS; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; PARALLEL PLATES; PHOTON BEAMS; SKIN DOSE; SOLID WATER; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURFACE DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS; X RAY PHOTONS;

IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURFACES; VEHICULAR TUNNELS; X RAYS;

PHOTONS;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; X IRRADIATION;

FILTRATION; HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN;

EID: 84862796342     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.12.064     Document Type: Article

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