Verification of brachytherapy dosimetry with radiochromic film

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-203

  Schumer, Wendy ^d   Fernando, Wasantha ^a   Carolan, Martin ^b   Wong, Tony ^a   Wallace, Stephen ^a   Quong, George ^a   Geso, Moshi ^c  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Film dosimetry; Iridium 192; Radiochromic

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51; IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FILM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0032831737     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(99)00018-7     Document Type: Article

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