Dose and energy dependence of response of Gafchromic® XR-QA film for kilovoltage x-ray beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2871-2881

  Rampado, O ^a   Garelli, E ^a   Deagostini, S ^a   Ropolo, R ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DOSE DEPENDENCE; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; EXPOSURE DARKENING PROPERTIES; VISIBLE LIGHT;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DIGITAL FILTERING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; X RAY; X RAY FILM;

CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; X-RAY FILM; X-RAYS;

EID: 33744791457     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/11/013     Document Type: Article

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