Analytical Consideration of Surface Dose and Kerma for Megavoltage Photon Beams in Clinical Radiation Therapy |
Birgani, Mohammad Javad Tahmasebi
(Deprtment of Medical Physisc, School of Medicine, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences)
Behrooz, Mohammad Ali (Deprtment of Medical Physisc, School of Medicine, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences) Razmjoo, Sasan (Department of clinical Oncology, Golestan Hospital, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences) Zabihzadeh, Mansour (Deprtment of Medical Physisc, School of Medicine, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences) Fatahiasl, Jafar (Deprtment of Medical Physisc, School of Medicine, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences) Maskni, Reza (Deprtment of Medical Physisc, School of Medicine, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences) Abdalvand, Neda (Deprtment of Medical Physisc, School of Medicine, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences) Asgarian, Zeynab (Deprtment of Medical Physisc, School of Medicine, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences) Shamsi, Azin (Deprtment of Medical Physisc, School of Medicine, Ahavaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences) |
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