Gel dosimetry for the dose verification of intensity modulated radiotherapy treatments

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 77-88

  De Deene, Yves ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Gel dosimetry; IMRT; MRI

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; GEL DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

EID: 0036081692     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-3889(15)70450-2     Document Type: Article

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