Radiation phantom with humanoid shape and adjustable thickness (RPHAT)

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Lehmann, Joerg ^a,b   Stern, Robin L ^b   Levy, Joshua ^c   Daly, Thomas P ^a   Siantar, Christine L Hartmann ^a,b   Goldberg, Zelanna ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Phantom Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

PERIPHERAL DOSE DELIVERY; RADIATION PHANTOM;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PHYSICS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THICKNESS;

HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 2542507461     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/9/N02     Document Type: Article

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