High-resolution dose profile studies based on MR imaging with polymer BANG(TM) gels in stereotactic radiation techniques

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-349

  Ertl, A ^a   Berg, A ^b   Zehetmayer, M ^a   Frigo, P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Polymer gels; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; GEL; HEAD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; WHOLE BODY SCANNER;

CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; GAMMA RAYS; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMERS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034104588     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(99)00131-9     Document Type: Article

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