Water equivalent plastic scintillation detectors in radiation therapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Beddar, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; PLASTIC; WATER;

DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; HUMAN; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PHOTON THERAPY; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMIMETICS; BODY BURDEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PLASTICS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; WATER;

EID: 33749823372     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci694     Document Type: Review

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