The Analysis of Dose in a Rectum by Multipurpose Brachytherapy Phantom
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Huh, Hyun-Do
(Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inha University)
Kim, Seong-Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Cho, Sam-Ju (Department of Medical Physics, Kyonggi University) Lee, Suk (Department of Radiation Oncology College of Medicine, Korea University) Shin, Dong-Oh (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, KyungHee University) Kwon, Soo-Il (Department of Medical Physics, Kyonggi University) Kim, Hun-Jung (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inha University) Kim, Woo-Chul (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inha University) K. Loh John-J. (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inha University) |
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