Electron arc therapy treatment planning verification with alanine/EPR dosimetry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1203-1207

  Angelis, C De ^a   Mattacchioni, A ^a,b   Onori, S ^a   Aragno, D ^b   De Paula, U ^b   Panichelli, V ^c  

^a Phys Lab   (Italy)

^b Via Cassia 600 I 00189   (Italy)

^c SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY; PHANTOM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALANINE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYETHYLENE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 0034657939     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00072-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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