Dosimetry of beta-ray ophthalmic applicators: Comparison of different measurement methods

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1373-1384

  Soares, C G ^a   Vynckier, S ^b   Jarvinen H ^c   Cross, W G ^d   Sipila P ^c   Fluhs D ^e   Schaeken, B ^f   Mourtada, F A ^a   Bass, G A ^g   Williams, T T ^g  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^d ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^f MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^g NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beta dosimetry; Beta particles; Dosimetry; Intercomparison; Ophthalmic applicators

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; APPLICATORS; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; STATISTICS;

BETA PARTICLES; DETECTOR GEOMETRY; INTERCOMPARISONS; INTERNATIONAL INTERCOMPARISON; MEASUREMENT METHODS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; STANDARD DEVIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

DOSIMETRY;

ALANINE; DIAMOND; RHENIUM; RUTHENIUM 106; STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM 90;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; FILM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SCINTILLATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

EID: 0034913854     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1376441     Document Type: Article

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