Evaluation of GAFCHROMIC® EBT film for CyberKnife® dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1967-1974

  Wilcox, Ellen E ^a   Daskalov, George M ^a  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

EBT film dosimetry; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RESOLUTION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SILVER HALIDES;

EBT FILM DOSIMETRIES; EXTERNAL BEAM THERAPY; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS; INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TISSUE EQUIVALENCE;

DOSIMETRY;

HALIDE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EMULSION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FILM DOSIMETER; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; X RAY FILM; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FILM DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447321620     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2734384     Document Type: Article

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