Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) of carbon-doped aluminum oxide (Al2 O3:C) for film dosimetry in radiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2113-2118

  Schembri, V ^a   Heijmen, B J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aluminum oxide; Optically stimulated luminescence; Radiotherapy film dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CARBON FILMS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY FILMS; X RAYS;

BASIC CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON BEAM ENERGY; FILM DOSIMETRY; HIGH-PRECISION RADIOTHERAPY; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; POLYSTYRENE SHEETS; THICKNESS OF THE FILM; WATER EQUIVALENT PHANTOMS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DOPING; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; FILM; IONIZATION; IRRADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOTHERAPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY FILM;

EID: 34447299153     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2737160     Document Type: Article

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