Fricke gel as a tool for dose distribution verification: Optimization and characterization

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 5251-5261

  Saur, S ^a   Strickert, T ^a   Wasboe, E ^b   Frengen, J ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; GELS; IRON; IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIOTHERAPY;

DOSE DISTRIBUTION; FRICKE GEL; GAMMA-METHOD; PLAN ACCEPTANCE;

DRUG DOSAGE;

GELATIN; IRON; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REDUCTION;

DIFFUSION; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GELATIN; GELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 27644596669     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 00319155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/22/003     Document Type: Article

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