High dose-rate brachytherapy source position quality assurance using radiochromic film

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-15

  Evans, M D C ^a   Devic, S ^a   Podgorsak, E B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Quality assurance; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRACHYTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FILM DOSIMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FILM DOSIMETRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33847074083     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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