BUILDUP REGION AND SKIN-DOSE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE THERAC-6 LINEAR-ACCELERATOR FOR RADIATION-THERAPY

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TANNOUS, NBJ [1 ]
GAGNON, WF [1 ]
ALMOND, PR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,MD ANDERSON HOSP & TUMOR INST,CTR CANC,DEPT PHYS,HOUSTON,TX 77030
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10.1118/1.594961
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
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