Radiochromic film dosimetry of a high dose rate beta source for intravascular brachytherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2461-2464

  Duggan, D M ^a   Coffey II, C W ^a   Lobdell, John L ^b   Schell, Michael C ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Novoste Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

90Sr; Brachytherapy dosimetry; Intravascular brachytherapy; Quality assurance; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGIES; BRACHYTHERAPY; EXTRAPOLATION CHAMBER; INTRAVASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; RADIOCHROMIC FILM DOSIMETRY; ^90SR;

DOSIMETRY;

STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM DOSIMETER; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0032692758     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598814     Document Type: Article

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