Measurements and Monte Carlo calculations to determine the absolute detector response of radiochromic film for brachytherapy dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 142-146

  Bohm, Tim D ^a   Pearson, David W ^a   Das, Rupak K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; MCNP; Monte Carlo; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAYS;

LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; MCNP; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; MONTE CARLO TRANSPORT CODE; ORTHOVOLTAGE THERAPY; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; TRANSPORT CALCULATION;

X RAY DETECTORS;

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; COBALT; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COBALT TELETHERAPY; FILM DOSIMETER; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0035110281     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1333412     Document Type: Article

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