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Design and dosimetric properties of an intraoperative radiation therapy system using an orthovoltage X ray unit. 1986

R W Piontek, and K R Kase

A 300 kVp orthovoltage therapy machine has been installed in an operating room for intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). A description is presented of the physical aspects of the treatment system including applicator design, radiation field data, dosimetry, and radiation shielding of the operating room.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009873 Operating Rooms Facilities equipped for performing surgery. Operating Room,Room, Operating,Rooms, Operating
D011878 Radiotherapy The use of IONIZING RADIATION to treat malignant NEOPLASMS and some benign conditions. Radiotherapy, Targeted,Targeted Radiotherapy,Radiation Therapy,Radiation Therapy, Targeted,Radiation Treatment,Targeted Radiation Therapy,Radiation Therapies,Radiation Therapies, Targeted,Radiation Treatments,Radiotherapies,Radiotherapies, Targeted,Targeted Radiation Therapies,Targeted Radiotherapies,Therapies, Radiation,Therapies, Targeted Radiation,Therapy, Radiation,Therapy, Targeted Radiation,Treatment, Radiation
D011879 Radiotherapy Dosage The total amount of radiation absorbed by tissues as a result of radiotherapy. Dosage, Radiotherapy,Dosages, Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Dosages
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013502 General Surgery A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities. Surgery,Surgery, General

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