Scanning orientation effects on Gafchromic EBT film dosimetry

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-284

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

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Densitometry; Gafchromic EBT; Orientation; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; SCANNING;

GAFCHROMIC EBT FILM; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; SCANNING ORIENTATION;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FILM DOSIMETER; OPTICAL DENSITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 33750197979     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178579     Document Type: Article

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