Polymer gel dosimetry for synchrotron stereotactic radiotherapy and iodine dose-enhancement measurements

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 4881-4892

  Boudou, C ^a,b,c   Tropres I ^b,d   Rousseau, J ^a,b,c   Lamalle, L ^b,d   Adam, J F ^a,b,c   Esteve F ^a,b,c,d   Elleaume, H ^a,b,c,d  

^a GRENOBLE INSTITUT DES NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GELS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IODINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ATOMIC NUMBER; DOSE MEASUREMENTS; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY; SYNCHROTRON STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY (SSR);

RADIOTHERAPY;

IODINE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; GEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRADIATION; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

EID: 34547726817     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/16/011     Document Type: Article

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