Medical Dosimetry
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52 , Spring 2010

Radiation Therapy Photon Beams Dose Conformation According to Dose Distribution Around Intracavitary-Applied Brachytherapy Sources

  • Slaven Jurković, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital, Rijeka, Croatia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Slaven Jurković, M.Sc., University Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kresimirova 42, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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  • Gordana Žauhar, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
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  • Dario Faj, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital, Osijek, Croatia
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  • Ðeni Smilović Radojčić, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital, Rijeka, Croatia
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  • Manda Švabić, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital, Rijeka, Croatia

Received 19 November 2008 ,Accepted 21 January 2009.

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PII: S0958-3947(09)00007-7

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.01.006

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52 , Spring 2010

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