Matching the dosimetry characteristics of a dual-field Stanford technique to a customized single-field Stanford technique for total skin electron therapy
Chen Z, Agostinelli AG, Wilson LD, Nath R. Matching the dosimetry characteristics of a dual-field Stanford technique to a customized single-field Stanford technique for total skin electron therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2004, 59: 872-885. PMID: 15183491, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal skin electron therapyX-ray contaminationElectron beamBeam axisTSET treatmentsDosimetry characteristicsStanford techniqueElectron therapyDepth dose curvesDifferent electron beamsSame mean energyImpact of beamPatient dosimetryBeam uniformityProbable energyAngular distributionsDepth dosesLuminescent detectorsDepth doseMean energyIonization chamberPencil beamDose curvesBeamMaximum buildup