Dependence of radiochromic film response kinetics on fractionated doses

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 609-617

  Ali, I ^a   Williamson, J F ^a   Costescu, C ^b   Dempsey, J F ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dose time fractionation effects; Dosimetry; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; DOSIMETRY; FRACTIONATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS;

DOSE DELIEVERY; OPTICAL DENSITY (OD); RADIOCHROMIC FILM (RCF) DOSIMETERS; RESPONSE KINETICS;

DOSIMETERS;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FILM; KINETICS; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 13444287752     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.07.014     Document Type: Article

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