Dosimetric characteristics of INTRABEAM® flat and surface applicators

Translational Cancer Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-111

  Lam, Simon C P ^a   Xu, Yang ^a   Ingram, Gregory ^a   Chong, Lanceford ^a  

^a CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic brachytherapy; INTRABEAM radiotherapy system (IRS); Intraoperative radiotherapy; Superficial radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962629304     PISSN: 2218676X     EISSN: 22196803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-676X.2014.02.02     Document Type: Article

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