Effects of crosslinking and temperature on the dose response of a BANG polymer gel dosimeter

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-311

  Maryanski, M J ^a,b   Audet, C ^c   Gore, J C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MGS Research Inc   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRYLAMIDES; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; GELS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031044393     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/2/004     Document Type: Article

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