Multilayer Gafchromic film detectors for breast skin dose determination in vivo

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Cheung, Tsang ^a   Butson, Martin J ^a,b   Yu, Peter K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; MULTILAYERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN; X RAYS;

MULTILAYER GAFCHROMIC FILM DETECTORS;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; BREAST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; X IRRADIATION;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; X-RAY FILM; X-RAYS;

EID: 0037148114     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/2/401     Document Type: Article

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