Radiation therapy dosimetry using magnetic resonance imaging of polymer gels

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 699-705

  Maryanski, M J ^a,b   Ibbott, G S ^c   Eastman, P ^d   Schulz, R J ^a,b   Gore, J C ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MGS Research Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

magnetic resonance imaging; polymer gels; radiation dosimetry

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; HIGH-DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; NMR TRANSVERSE RELAXATIONS; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY; POLYMER GELS; RADIATION THERAPY DOSIMETRY; RADIATION-INDUCED POLYMERIZATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ACRYLAMIDE; AGAROSE; GELATIN; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; GEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0029933012     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597717     Document Type: Article

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