Validation of MR-based polymer gel dosimetry as a preclinical three-dimensional verification tool in conformal radiotherapy

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 116-125

  De Deene, Yves ^a   De Wagter, C ^a   Van Duyse, B ^a   Derycke, S ^a   Mersseman, B ^a   De Gersem, W ^a   Voet, T ^a   Achten, E ^a   De Neve, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT); MR gel dosimetry; Polymer gel; Quantitative T2 imaging

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; EDDY CURRENTS; FILLED POLYMERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; RADIOTHERAPY;

ABSORBED DOSE DISTRIBUTION; B1 FIELD INHOMOGENEITY; CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY; CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS; DIMENSIONAL VERIFICATION; GEL DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; POLYMER GELS;

CONFORMAL MAPPING;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0033985878     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(200001)43:1<116::AID-MRM14>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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