Dose distribution measurements by means of gel-layer dosimeters. Evaluation of algorithms for artifacts amendment

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 334-338

  Carrara, Mauro ^a   Gambarini, Grazia ^b   Tomatis, Stefano ^a   Valente, Mauro ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dose distribution imaging; Edge detecting algorithms; Fricke gel; Gel dosimetry; Optical imaging

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CCD CAMERAS; DOSIMETERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

DOSE DISTRIBUTION IMAGING; EDGE-DETECTING ALGORITHMS; FRICKE GELS; GEL DOSIMETRY; OPTICAL IMAGING;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 34547653061     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.04.072     Document Type: Article

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