Low dose fraction behavior of high sensitivity radiochromic film

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1054-1060

  Hirata, E Y ^a   Cunningham, C ^a   Micka, J A ^a   Keller, H ^a   Kissick, M W ^a   Dewerd, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Film dosimetry; GafChromic HS film; Potical density; Radiochromic

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL);

AVERAGE BEHAVIOR; COMPLEX POLYMERS; FILM DOSIMETRY; HIGH-SENSITIVITY; HIGH-SENSITIVITY RADIOCHROMIC FILMS; RADIOCHROMIC; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; TISSUE EQUIVALENCE;

DOSIMETRY;

CHROMIUM; POLYMER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; KINETICS; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY FILM;

EID: 17844372260     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1883565     Document Type: Article

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