Determination of output factors for the Leksell gamma knife using ion chamber, thermoluminescence detectors and films

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-227

  Bilge, Hatice ^a   Ozen, Z ^b   Senkesen, O ^c   Kucucuk, H ^c   Cakir, A ^a   Sengoz, M ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ACIBADEM HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Kodak XV ERD2 film; Output factors; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Thermoluminescence detector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; X RAY FILM;

HUMANS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33751064011     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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