An algorithm for real-time dosimetry in intensity-modulated radiation therapy using the radioluminescence signal from Al2O3:C

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 7-13

  Andersen, Claus E ^a   Marckmann, C J ^a   Aznar, M C ^a   Botter Jensen L ^a   Kjaer Kristoffersen F ^b   Medin, J ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Department of Radiation Physics ^*  (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; GLASS FIBER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33749656846     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci600     Document Type: Article

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