Dosimetric properties of magnetically collimated electron beams for radiation therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2973-2977

  Ma, Lijun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; MAGNETISM; RADIOTHERAPY;

AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; DELIVERY TECHNIQUES; DOSIMETRIC PROPERTIES; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; MAGNETIC COLLIMATION; MAGNETIC COLLIMATOR; MONITOR UNITS; SURFACE DOSE;

ELECTRONS;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 9244220624     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1809780     Document Type: Article

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