A basic study of some normoxic polymer gel dosimeters

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 3441-3463

  De Deene, Y ^a,b   Hurley, C ^a   Venning, A ^a   Vergote, K ^b   Mather, M ^a   Healy, B J ^c   Baldock, C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c QRI Mater Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DOSIMETERS; GELS; NITROGEN; OXIDATION;

GEL FORMULATIONS;

POLYMERS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER SULFATE; GELATIN; HYDROQUINONE; METHACRYLIC ACID; OXYGEN; PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; GEL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN AFFINITY; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; IMAGE QUALITY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOSPHATES; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037037830     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/19/301     Document Type: Article

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