Narrow stereotactic beam profile measurements using N-vinylpyrrolidone based polymer gels and magnetic resonance imaging

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 783-797

  Pappas, E ^a,b   Seimenis, I ^a   Angelopoulos, A ^a   Georgolopoulou, P ^b   Kamariotaki Paparigopoulou, M ^a   Maris, T ^c   Sakelliou, L ^a   Sandilos, P ^d,e   Vlachos, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Regional Anticancer Oncology Hospital of Athens 'St Savvas'   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 VINYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; POLYMER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; GEL; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; X RAY FILM;

CALIBRATION; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PYRROLIDINONES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; WATER; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0035106620     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/3/313     Document Type: Article

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