Characterization of a new MOSFET detector configuration for in vivo skin dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1571-1578

  Scalchi, Paolo ^a   Francescon, Paolo ^a   Rajaguru, Priyadarshini ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

In vivo dosimetry; MOSFET; Skin dose; Total body irradiation

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; METALS; MOS DEVICES; MOSFET DEVICES; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; RADIOTHERAPY; STATIC RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

IN-VIVO; INCREASING SENSITIVITIES; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; MOS-FET; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT; SKIN DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; TOTAL BODY IRRADIATION;

DOSIMETRY;

METAL OXIDE; WATER;

BODY SURFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RISK FACTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSOR; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 21144457223     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1924328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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