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Accuracy of dose measurements and calculations within and beyond heterogeneous tissues for photon fields smaller than produced by Cyberknife

Wilcox et al., 2008

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6278511095661203261
Author
Wilcox E
Daskalov G
Publication year
Publication venue
Medical physics

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For the small radiation field sizes used in stereotactic radiosurgery, lateral electronic disequilibrium and steep dose gradients exist in a large portion of these fields, requiring the use of high‐resolution measurement techniques. These relatively large areas of electronic …
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