Thermoluminescence dosimetry applied to in vivo dose measurements for total body irradiation techniques

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-324

  Duch, M Amor ^a   Ginjaume, Mercè ^a   Chakkor, Hamid ^a   Ortega, Xavier ^a   Jornet, Núria ^b   Ribas, Montserrat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

In vivo dosimetry; Thermoluminescence dosimetry; Total body irradiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SHIELD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; X RAY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031744990     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00013-9     Document Type: Article

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