Gel dosimetry measurements and Monte Carlo modeling for external radiotherapy photon beams. Comparison with a treatment planning system dose distribution

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

Volumn 580, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 497-501

  Valente, M ^a,b   Aon, E ^c   Brunetto, M ^c,d   Castellano, G ^e,f   Gallivanone, F ^a   Gambarini, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c Centro Médico Deán Funes   (Argentina)

^d Vidt Centro Medico   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^f CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

3D dosimetry; External radiotherapy; Fricke gel dosimeter; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

CCD CAMERAS; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY;

3D DOSIMETRY; DOSE IMAGING; FRICKE GEL DOSIMETER; GEL DOSIMETRY; PHOTON BEAM;

PHOTONS;

EID: 34548307036     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.243     Document Type: Article

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