Three-Dimensional Dose Verification for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in the Radiological Physics Centre Head-and-Neck Phantom Using Optical Computed Tomography Scans of Ferrous Xylenol-Orange Gel Dosimeters

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1281-1291

  Babic, Steven ^a,b   Battista, Jerry ^a,b   Jordan, Kevin ^a,b  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic RPC head phantom; Ferrous xylenol orange gel; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Optical computed tomography; Three dimensional dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMORPHIC RPC HEAD PHANTOM; FERROUS XYLENOL-ORANGE GEL; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OPTICAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DOSIMETRY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

RADIOTHERAPY;

FERROUS XYLENOL; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETER; GEL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PHYSICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY;

CALIBRATION; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GELS; HEAD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL; XYLENES;

EID: 39749118813     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.11.032     Document Type: Article

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