A linear diode array (JFD-5) for match line in vivo dosimetry in photon and electron beams; evaluation for a chest wall irradiation technique

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 185-192

  Essers, Marion ^a   Van Battum, Leo ^a   Heijmen, Ben J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chest wall; Diodes; Electron beams; In vivo dosimetry; Photon beams

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; DIODE; ELECTRON BEAM; IRRADIATION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TECHNIQUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THORAX WALL;

ELECTRONS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; THORAX;

EID: 0034750289     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(01)00412-1     Document Type: Article

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