Use of a new type of radiochromic film, a new parallel-plate micro- chamber, MOSFETs, and TLD 800 microcubes in the dosimetry of small beams

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 503-511

  Francescon, Paolo ^a   Cora, Stefania ^a   Cavedon, Carlo ^a   Scalchi, Paolo ^a   Reccanello, Sonia ^a   Colombo, Federico ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Ionization chamber; Monte Carlo simulation; Radiochromic film; Radiosurgery; TLD

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MOSFET DEVICES; RADIOTHERAPY; SILANES; X RAY FILMS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

CORRECTION FACTORS; HIGH-ACCURACY MEASUREMENTS; MEASUREMENTS OF; PARALLEL-PLATE CHAMBER; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; RADIOGRAPHIC FILMS; RADIOSURGERY; TETRAMETHYLSILANE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOSURGERY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0031956451     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598227     Document Type: Article

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