Three dimensional radiation dosimetry in lung-equivalent regions by use of a radiation sensitive gel foam: Proof of principle

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2586-2597

  De Deene, Yves ^a   Vergote, Koen ^a   Claeys, Carolien ^a   De Wagter, Carlos ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gel dosimetry; Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Radiation therapy verification

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; TISSUE;

DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; GEL DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER RATIO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE(NMR); QUANTITATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION TREATMENTS; SPIN-SPIN RELAXATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL RADIATION;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

GELFOAM;

ANOXIA; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; HYDROGEL; LUNG; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER RATIO; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; SPIN SPIN RELAXATION RATE;

EID: 33745647875     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2208939     Document Type: Article

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