Spectroscopy of gadolinium ion and disadvantages of gadolinium impurity in tissue compensators and collimators, used in radiation treatment planning

Spectroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 205-210

  Maqbool, M ^a   Ahmad, Iftikhar ^b  

^a Mount Olive College   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; Gadolinium; Photoluminescence; Tissue compensator; Tissue damage; Ultraviolet emission

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; GADOLINIUM; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SPECTROSCOPY; TISSUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

TISSUE COMPENSATOR; TISSUE DAMAGE; ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ALUMINUM; GADOLINIUM; LIQUID NITROGEN; METAL;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; FILM; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 35348887713     PISSN: 07124813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/581949     Document Type: Article

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