Near-real-time radiotherapy dosimetry using optically stimulated luminescence of Al2O3:C: Mathematical models and preliminary results

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1094-1102

  Gaza, R ^a,c   McKeever, S W S ^a   Akselrod, M S ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LANDAUER INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PROBES; RADIOTHERAPY;

ABSORBED DOSE; CORRECTION ALGORITHMS; DOSE ESTIMATIONS; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; IRRADIATION DOSE; LUMINESCENCE SIGNALS; NEAR-REAL TIME; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE;

LUMINESCENCE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; GLASS FIBER;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DOSIMETRY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 17844379207     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1884365     Document Type: Article

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