Dosimetric characteristics of an improved radiochromic film

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1883-1888

  Meigooni, A S ^a   Sanders, M F ^a   Ibbott, G S ^a   Szeglin, S R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nuclear Associates   (United States)

^c PTW New York   (United States)

Author keywords

detector; dosimeter; film; GafChromic film; radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; DOSIMETERS; FILMS; GAMMA RAYS; HELIUM NEON LASERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; X RAYS;

ENERGY DEPENDENCE; GAFCHROMIC FILMS; MEGAVOLTAGE PHOTONS; NONUNIFORMITY; ORTHOGONAL DIRECTIONS; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TELETHERAPY;

DOSIMETRY;

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; COBALT TELETHERAPY; DENSITOMETRY; FILM; FILM DOSIMETER; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; X RAY;

EID: 0029832035     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597747     Document Type: Article

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