Dynamics of polymerization in polyacrylamide gel (PAG) dosimeters: (I) ageing and long-term stability

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1863-1873

  McJury, M ^a,b   Oldham, M ^a,c   Leach, M O ^a   Webb, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DOSIMETER; DYNAMICS; IMAGING; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

ACRYLIC RESINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032806772     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/8/301     Document Type: Article

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