The dose response of normoxic polymer gel dosimeters measured using X-ray CT

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 931, 2005, Pages 623-630

  Hill, B ^a,c   Venning, A ^a,b,c   Baldock, C ^b,c  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHANTOM; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY;

ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER SULFATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GELATIN; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; LINEAR MODELS; METHACRYLATES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 21644440865     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/46029447     Document Type: Article

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