Radiochromic film dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Soares, Christopher G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Densitometry; Film dosimetry; Film scanners; Medical dosimetry; Radiochromic film; Two dimensional dosimetry

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DENSITOMETERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

DENSITOMETRY; FILM DOSIMETRY; FILM SCANNERS; MEDICAL DOSIMETRY; RADIOCHROMIC FILMS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 34248517496     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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