Comment on '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 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  De Deene, Y ^a   De Wagter, C ^a   Baldock, C ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON RADIATION; GEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOSURGERY; STANDARDIZATION;

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: 0037423585     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/3/101     Document Type: Letter

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