Published March 1993
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Journal article
Treating limbs with electrons: creative solutions to technical problems
Creators
- 1. Peter MacCallum Hospital, Melbourne, VIC (Australia). Dept. of Radiation Therapy
Description
The treatment of superficial lesions on limbs involving large areas of skin has long presented a challenge to radiation therapists. In the 1990's the use of electrons provides a good selection of field sizes and beam penetrations. However, the rapidly varying contours of limbs as well as their mobility, continues to necessitate solutions to the problems of accurate field definition, homogeneous dose in particularly at beam junctions and, simple but effective patient stabilization. This paper offers several examples of creative solutions to these problems. 8 refs., 17 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiographer
- Journal Volume
- 40
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 16-22.
- ISSN
- 0033-8273
- CODEN
- RDGRAJ
Conference
- Title
- 10. radiation therapy symposium.
- Dates
- 1992.
- Place
- Perth (Australia).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Australia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Australia
- INIS RN
- 25003008
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY; ELECTRON BEAMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LIMBS; MELANOMAS; PATIENTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL DATA
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BEAMS; BODY; BODY AREAS; CARCINOMAS; DATA; DISEASES; EPITHELIOMAS; INFORMATION; LEPTON BEAMS; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE BEAMS; PRIMATES; THERAPY; VERTEBRATES