Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 169-174 , Autumn 2008

Effect of Contrast Media on Megavoltage Photon Beam Dosimetry

Presented at the combined Australian Institute of Radiography/New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology 2005 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, August 26–28, 2005.

  • Ashley W. Rankine, B.App. Sc.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Mr. Ashley Rankine, B.App. Sc., Department of Radiation Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun Street, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
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  • Peter J. Lanzon, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
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  • Nigel A. Spry, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.R., F.R.A.N.Z.C.R., F.A.Ch.P.M.

Received 27 July 2006 ,Accepted 16 April 2007.

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PII: S0958-3947(07)00084-2

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.04.007

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 169-174 , Autumn 2008

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