Dynamics of polymerization in polyacrylamide gel (PAG) dosimeters: (II) modelling oxygen diffusion

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1875-1884

  Hepworth, S J ^a   Leach, M O ^b   Doran, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; OXYGEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DOSIMETER; DYNAMICS; MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRYLIC RESINS; DIFFUSION; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN; POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032770033     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/8/302     Document Type: Article

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