Does mechanical pressure on radiochromic film affect optical absorption and dosimetry?

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-287

  Yu, P K N ^a   Butson, Martin ^a,b   Cheung, T ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Densitometry; Gafchromic EBT; Pressure; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PRESSURE; RADIATION; THIN FILMS;

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; DOSINIETRIC ANALYSIS; FILM ANALYSIS; GAFCHROMIC FILM;

DOSIMETRY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FILM DOSIMETER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MECHANICAL STRESS; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHANTOM; PHYSICAL STRESS; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 33750186098     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178580     Document Type: Article

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