High resolution gel-dosimetry by optical-CT and MR scanning

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1436-1445

  Oldham, M ^a   Siewerdsen, J H ^a   Shetty, A ^a   Jaffray, D A ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3D dosimetry; Gel dosimetry; Optical CT scanning; Polymer gel; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING;

EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION; EXTERNAL BEAM THERAPY; GEL DOSIMETRY; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OPTICAL CT; POLYMER GELS; RADIOSURGERY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FILM; GEL; IONIZATION CHAMBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0034912917     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1380430     Document Type: Article

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