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Evaluation of Electron Contamination in Cancer Treatment with Megavoltage Photon Beams: Monte Carlo Study

BACKGROUND: Megavoltage beams used in radiotherapy are contaminated with secondary electrons. Different parts of linac head and air above patient act as a source of this contamination. This contamination can increase damage to skin and subcutaneous tissue during radiotherapy. Monte Carlo simulation...

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Publicado en:J Biomed Phys Eng
Autores principales: Seif, F., Bayatiani, M. R.
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417618/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25973409
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