The value of radiographic film for the characterization of intensity-modulated beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 2221-2234

  Martens, C ^a   Claeys, I ^a   De Wagter, C ^a   De Neve, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DOSIMETRY; FRACTOGRAPHY; LIGHT; RADIATION DETECTORS;

RADIOGRAPHIC FILMS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; X RAY FILM; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EVALUATION; FILM DOSIMETER; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037036518     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/13/303     Document Type: Article

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