Polymer gel dosimeters with reduced toxicity: A preliminary investigation of the NMR and optical dose-response using different monomers

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 3301-3314

  Senden, R J ^a   De Jean, P ^b   McAuley, K B ^a   Schreiner, L J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; GELS; MONOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERS; TOXICITY;

DOSE-SENSITIVITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL DOSIMETERS; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETERS; TEMPORAL INSTABILITY;

DOSIMETERS;

ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIOXIDANT; CHLORIDE; DIACETONE ACRYLAMIDE; FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; GELATIN; MONOMER; N VINYLFORMAMIDE; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; TETRAKIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)PHOSPHONIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETER; GEL; IMAGING; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY;

ACETONE; ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLAMIDES; ACRYLIC RESINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FORMAMIDES; GELATIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745842611     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/14/001     Document Type: Article

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