High-precision dosimetry for radiotherapy using the optically stimulated luminescence technique and thin Al2O3:C dosimeters

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 5619-5628

  Yukihara, E G ^a   Yoshimura, E M ^a,c   Lindstrom, T D ^a,d   Ahmad, S ^b   Taylor, K K ^b   Mardirossian, G ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; DOSIMETERS; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS;

OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL); PHOTON BEAMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; TIME FACTORS; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 28744449696     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/23/014     Document Type: Article

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