Improving calibration accuracy in gel dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2709-2720

  Oldham, M ^a,b   McJury, M ^a   Baustert, I B ^a   Webb, S ^a   Leach, M O ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CROSS LINKING; DOSIMETRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RELAXATION TIME;

ACRYLAMIDES; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; GELATIN; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0031695420     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/10/002     Document Type: Article

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