Effects of gel composition on the radiation induced density change in PAG polymer gel dosimeters: A model and experimental investigations

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2477-2490

  Hilts, M ^a,b   Jirasek, A ^a,b   Duzenli, C ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; GELS; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY; WEIGHT FRACTION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

MONOMER; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DOSIMETER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; WEIGHT; X IRRADIATION;

ACRYLIC RESINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3242749144     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/12/001     Document Type: Article

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