Assessment of scattered dose contribution to healthy tissue in radiation therapy using water phantom

In cancer therapy using gamma radiation one of the limiting factors in dose delivery is the safety of the healthy tissues and organs around the cancerous mass. Better collimation and dose fractionation are employed to achieve this. In the present paper results of scattered dose to healthy tissues...

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Main Authors: Arshed Waheed, Qazi Ikramullah, Ullah Asad, Mahmood Khalid, Hussain Iftikhar, Zia-Ur-Rehman, Akhter Perveen, Akhtar Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences 2010-01-01
Series:Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-3994/2010/1451-39941003212A.pdf