The potential use of polymer gel dosimetry in boron neutron capture therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages

  Farajollahi, A R ^a   Bonnett, D E ^a   Tattam, D ^b   Green, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON 10; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; GEL; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0034111914     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/4/401     Document Type: Article

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