Published November 2017
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Journal article
First application of hemi-body electron beam irradiation in Greece: set up, measurements and dosimetry
Creators
- 1. Department of Radiology, University General Hospital 'ATTIKON', School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (Greece)
- 2. Department of Basic Medical Science, Laboratory of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens (Greece)
Description
Half body (Hemi body) electron irradiation (HBIe-) aims to deal with cases of superficial skin tumors with more symptomatic density on upper or lower body. Resembling Total Skin Electron Beam Technique (TSEB), the spectrum of using HBIe- includes various deceases such as Kaposi's sarcoma and T-Cell Lymphoma plus its product diseases. An attempt for the first application of this external radiation therapy technique in Greece took place at the Radiation Therapy Unit of 2nd Department of Radiology of University of Athens at University General Hospital 'ATTIKON'
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Medical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 42
- Journal Issue
- suppl.1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 161
- CODEN
- JMPHFE
Conference
- Title
- 17. Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics; 38. annual conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India
- Acronym
- AOCMP-AMPICON 2017
- Dates
- 4-7 Nov 2017
- Place
- Jaipur (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 49051791
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTRON BEAMS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN
- Descriptors DEC
- BEAMS; BODY; DISEASES; DOSES; LEPTON BEAMS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY