Evaluation of Al2O3: C optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeters for passive dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams in radiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 260-269

  Yukihara, E G ^a   Mardirossian, G ^b   Mirzasadeghi, M ^c   Guduru, S ^a   Ahmad, S ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Al2O3:C; Mailed dosimetry; Optically stimulated luminescence; Passive dosimetry; Phantom measurements; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; LIGHT; PHANTOMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; IRRADIATION TEMPERATURE; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DOSIMETERS; PASSIVE DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM MEASUREMENTS;

LUMINESCENCE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUMINESCENCE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; RADIATION RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALIBRATION; CARBON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 37549059594     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2816106     Document Type: Article

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