In vivo alanine/EPR dosimetry in daily clinical practice: A feasibility study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 899-905

  Ciesielski, Bartlomiej ^a   Schultka, Katarzyna ^a   Kobierska, Anna ^a   Nowak, Renata ^a   Peimel Stuglik, Zofia ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alanine; Dosimetry; EPR; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYETHYLENES; POWDERS; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPY;

DOSE DETERMINATION;

DOSIMETRY;

ALANINE; POLYETHYLENE;

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COBALT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN; SPECTROMETER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037605852     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00196-2     Document Type: Article

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