The role of dose distribution gradient in the observed ferric ion diffusion time scale in MRI-Fricke-infused gel dosimetry

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 495-502

  Tseng, Y J ^a   Chu, W C ^a   Chung, W Y ^b   Guo, W Y ^b   Kao, Y H ^a   Wang, J ^c,d   Huang, Sung Cheng ^e  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferric ion diffusion; Gamma knife radiosurgery; MRI Fricke infused gel dosimetry; Radiation dosimetry; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; FERRIC ION; FERROUS SULFATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA KNIFE; GEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FRICKE INFUSED GEL DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TIME;

DIFFUSION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEPHAROSE;

EID: 0036660742     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(02)00522-2     Document Type: Article

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