Published 1974 | Version v1
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Shielding of organs lying inside the treatment volume in cobalt 60 radiotherapy

Creators

  • 1. Norske Radiumhospital, Oslo

Description

In megavoltage therapy the shadow method of ocular protection is used in most cases. Measurements have been carried out to investigate the influence of the distance between the block and the patient on the surface doses and the dose levels at different depths, using a Mobaltron 80 60Cobalt machine and a phantom. It is concluded that the shielding should be placed as near the patient as possible. (JIW)

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Cornea, crystalline lens

Publishing Information

Publisher
Dept. of Medical Physics, the Norwegian Radium Hospital.
Imprint Place
Oslo
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the seventh Nordic meeting on clinical physics
Imprint Pagination
p. 205-211B

Conference

Title
7. Nordic meeting on clinical physics.
Dates
14 Jun 1973.
Place
Tretten, Norway.

INIS

Country of Publication
Norway
Country of Input or Organization
Norway
INIS RN
7228627
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BIOLOGICAL SHIELDING; COBALT 60; CONFIGURATION; CORNEA; CRYSTALLINE LENS; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DISTANCE; PHANTOMS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COBALT ISOTOPES; EYES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MOCKUP; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SENSE ORGANS; SHIELDING; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; STRUCTURAL MODELS; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES