The energy dependence of lithium formate EPR dosimeters for clinical electron beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 4361-4369

  Malinen, Eirik ^a,b   Waldeland, Einar ^a,b   Hole, Eli Olaug ^b   Sagstuen, Einar ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSE-TO-WATER ENERGY RESPONSE; ELECTRON ENERGY; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; PHANTOM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

COBALT 60; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM FORMATE; POLYSTYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORMIC ACIDS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547321939     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/14/022     Document Type: Article

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