A systematic review of the precision and accuracy of dose measurements in photon radiotherapy using polymer and Fricke MRI gel dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  MacDougall, N D ^a   Pitchford, W G ^a   Smith, M A ^b  

^a Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERS;

RADIATION DOSIMETERS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

POLYMER; FERROUS ION; FRICKE SOLUTION;

ACCURACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; GEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEER REVIEW; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STANDARD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GELS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; POLYMERS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0037152449     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/20/201     Document Type: Review

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