The three-dimensional scintillation dosimetry method: Test for a 106Ru eye plaque applicator

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 3063-3081

  Kirov, A S ^a   Piao, J Z ^b   Mathur, N K ^a   Miller, T R ^c   Devic, S ^d   Trichter, S ^e   Zaider, M ^a   Soares, C G ^f   LoSasso, T ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SCINTILLATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

DIODE MEASUREMENTS; DOSIMETRIC QUALITY ASSURANCE; EYE PLAQUE APPLICATORS; LIGHT EMISSION DENSITY; LIQUID SCINTILLATOR VOLUME; PHANTOM MATERIALS; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

RADIOTHERAPY;

RUTHENIUM 106;

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTILLATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUTHENIUM RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 21344459506     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/13/007     Document Type: Article

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