An experimental MOSFET approach to characterize 192Ir HDR source anisotropy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 5329-5339

  Toye, W C ^a,c   Das, K R ^b   Todd, S P ^b   Kenny, M B ^b   Franich, R D ^c   Johnston, P N ^c  

^a Radiation Oncology Victoria   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DOSE ANISOTROPY; RADIAL DISTANCES; ROTATIONAL STEPPERS; WATER PHANTOMS;

MOSFET DEVICES;

IRIDIUM;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSISTORS;

EID: 36049046712     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/17/015     Document Type: Article

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