Effect of scatter material on diode detector performance for in vivo dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-97

  Best, S ^a,b   Ralston, A ^a   McKenzie, D ^b   Suchowerska, N ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; PRODUCT DESIGN; SCATTERING; WATER;

SCATTER MATERIAL; VIVO DOSIMETRY;

DIODES;

WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IN VIVO STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SCATTERING;

BIOPHYSICS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 38049023025     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/1/006     Document Type: Article

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