On the accuracy of monomer/polymer gel dosimetry in the proximity of a high-dose-rate 192Ir source

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2801-2825

  De Deene, Y ^a   Reynaert, N ^b   De Wagter, C ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELS; IRIDIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MONOMERS; OXYGEN; POLYMERS;

PHYSICOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS;

DOSIMETRY;

GELATIN; IRIDIUM 192; MONOMER; N,N' METHYLENEBISACRYLAMIDE; OXYGEN; POLYMER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ERROR; GEL; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SIMULATION;

ACRYLAMIDE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OXYGEN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034764227     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/11/304     Document Type: Article

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