Skin dose during radiotherapy: A summary and general estimation technique

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 20-34

  Kry, Stephen F ^a   Smith, Susan A ^a   Weathers, Rita ^a   Stovall, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Skin cancer; Skin dose; Surface dose

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865463513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i3.3734     Document Type: Article

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