Quality control of the stereotactic radiosurgery procedure with the polymer-gel dosimetry

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 223-230

  Novotný Jr , Josef ^a   Dvořák, Pavel ^a   Spěváček, Václav ^a   Tintěra, Jaroslav ^a   Novotný, Josef ^a   Čechák, Tomáš ^a   Liščák, Roman ^a  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Polymer gel dosimeter; Quality control; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACRYLAMIDES; GELS; HEAD; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036280501     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(02)00064-6     Document Type: Article

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