Radiochromic film for verification of superficial x-ray backscatter factors

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 269-273

  Butson, Martin J ^a,b,c   Cheung, T ^a   Yu, P K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; EXTRAPOLATION; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THIN FILMS;

BACKSCATTER FACTORS (BSF); RADIOCHROMIC THIN FILM; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS (TLDS); X-RAY RADIOTHERAPY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THICKNESS; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY FILM;

EID: 38649124380     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178436     Document Type: Article

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