The value of radiochromic film dosimetry around air cavities: Experimental results and Monte Carlo simulations

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1895-1905

  Paelinck, Leen ^a   Reynaert, N ^b   Thierens, H ^b   De Wagter, C ^a   De Neve, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYSTYRENES; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

RADIOCHROMIC FILM DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

CHROMIUM 51; POLYSTYRENE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTATION; FILM DOSIMETER; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; SOFT TISSUE;

AIR; FILM DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0037769053     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/13/303     Document Type: Article

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