Investigation of the PAGAT polymer gel dosimeter using magnetic resonance imaging

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3875-3888

  Venning, A J ^a,b,c   Hill, B ^b,c   Brindha, S ^d   Healy, B J ^a,e   Baldock, C ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELS; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERS;

DOSIMETERIC TOOL; IMAGING PARAMETERS; PAGAT POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER;

DOSIMETRY;

HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; GEL; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLAMIDES; ACRYLIC RESINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GELATIN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23744493423     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/16/015     Document Type: Article

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