New developments in radiochromic film dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 100-106

  Soares, C G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PHOTON; POLARIZATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STENT;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 33749829646     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci698     Document Type: Article

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