Towards two-dimensional brachytherapy dosimetry using plastic scintillator: New highly efficient water equivalent plastic scintillator materials

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1515-1523

  Kirov, A S ^a   Hurlbut, C ^b   Dempsey, J F ^a   Shrinivas, S B ^a   Epstein, J W ^a   Binns, W R ^a   Dowkontt, P F ^a   Williamson, J F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ludlum Measurements   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy dosimetry; Plastic scintillator

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ATOMS; DOSIMETRY; MIXTURES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCINTILLATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; MASS ENERGY ABSORPTION; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR MATERIALS; SCINTILLATION EFFICIENCY; SCINTILLATOR MATERIALS;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032773186     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598647     Document Type: Article

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