Feasibility study of using MOSFET detectors for in vivo dosimetry during permanent low-dose-rate prostate implants

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-301

  Cygler, Joanna E ^a   Saoudi, Abdelhamid ^a   Perry, Gad ^a   Morash, Christopher ^a   E, Choan ^a  

^a OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

In vivo dosimetry; MOSFET detectors; Prostate permanent implants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SEMICONDUCTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSISTORS; TRANSISTORS, ELECTRONIC;

EID: 33748790387     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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