Dose integration characteristics in normoxic polymer gel dosimetry investigated using sequential beam irradiation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 4697-4706

  Karlsson, A ^a   Gustavsson, H ^a   Mansson S ^a   McAuley, K B ^b   Back S A J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANIC ACIDS;

BEAM IRRADIATION; DOSE INTEGRATION; METHACRYLIC ACID; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

ACRYLAMIDE; METHACRYLIC ACID; N,N' METHYLENEBISACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FRACTIONATION; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTIFACTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GELS; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547133466     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/15/021     Document Type: Article

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