Evaluating photoneutron dose equivalents for lung cancer using PMMA phantoms undergoing 15 MV IMRT.

Background: According to statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2017, the second leading cause of death in Taiwan was lung cancer.Objective: Routine treatment planning does not consider photoneutron dose equivalent (PNDE) of patient induced secondary radiation resulting from primary exp...

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Published in:Technology & Health Care Vol. 30; pp. 37 - 47
Main Authors: Xu, Hai-Bing, Dong, An-Ding, Liu, Mu-Tai, Tseng, Hsien-Chun, Chen, Chien-Yi, Tsai, Sung-Yi
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 2022 Supplement 1
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