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Practical issues in treating heavy patients on a LINAC treatment couch

Safe delivery of external beam radiation therapy to patients whose weight approaches the tolerance of a treatment couch presents some challenges, particularly if the couch has been in use for several years and has seen significant wear and tear. An analysis of treatment couch design can identify loc...

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Autores principales: Towns, Patrick, Free, Blair, Cernica, George, Podgorsak, Matthew B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15770203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v6i1.2077