Comparison of Kodak EDR2 and Gafchromic EBT film for intensity-modulated radiation therapy dose distribution verification

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-282

  Sankar, A ^a,c   Ayyangar, Komanduri M ^b   Nehru, R Mothilal ^b   Gopalakrishna Kurup, P G ^a   Murali, V ^a   Enke, Charles A ^b   Velmurugan, J ^c  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

EDR2; Gamma; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Radiochromic films

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; FILM; FILM DOSIMETER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOCHROMATOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 33750510893     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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