Dosimetric characteristics of the Leipzig surface applicators used in the high dose rate brachy radiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3372-3377

  Niu, Hongquan ^a   Hsi, Wen C ^a   Chu, James C H ^a   Kirk, Michael C ^a   Kouwenhoven, Erik ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nucletron BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leipzig HDR surface applicator; Monte Carlo simulation; MOSFET detector; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; DOSIMETRY; METALS; MOS DEVICES; MOSFET DEVICES; OXIDE FILMS; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHANTOMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; RADIOTHERAPY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DOSE RATE DISTRIBUTIONS; LEIPZIG; METALOXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR DETECTOR (MOSFET); MONTE CARLO N PARTICLES; MOSFET DETECTORS; MOSFET MEASUREMENTS; PHANTOM MEASUREMENTS; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 11244289512     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1812609     Document Type: Article

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