A wide dynamic range, high-spatial-resolution scanning system for radiochromic dye films

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1379-1389

  Aydarous, A Sh ^a   Darley, P J ^a   Charles, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; DOSIMETRY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SCANNING;

RADIOCHROMIC DYE FILMS;

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

CHROMIUM 51; RHODIUM; RUTHENIUM 106;

ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ILLUMINATION; IMAGING SYSTEM; IRRADIATION; MICRODENSITOMETRY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTISCANNING; X RAY FILM;

BETA RAYS; CALIBRATION; COLORING AGENTS; DENSITOMETRY; FILM DOSIMETRY; LIGHT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035021739     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/5/304     Document Type: Article

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