Performance evaluation of a diode array for enhanced dynamic wedge dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1173-1180

  Zhu, T C ^a   Ding, L ^a   Liu, C R ^a   Palta, J R ^a   Simon, W E ^b   Shi, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Sun Nuclear Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode array; Dosinretric accuracy; Dynamic wedge

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PHOTOIONIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

DIODE ARRAYS; DOSIMETRY MEASUREMENT; DOSINRETRIC ACCURACY; ENHANCED DYNAMIC WEDGES; POINT MEASUREMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE TOOLS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

DIODES;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0030746926     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598019     Document Type: Article

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