Radiotherapy dosimetry using a commercial OSL system

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1261-1266

  Viamonte, A ^a,b   Da Rosa, L A R ^c   Buckley, L A ^d   Cherpak, A ^d,e   Cygler, J E ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

^d OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^e CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Al2O3:C; Optically stimulated luminescence; Radiation therapy dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; LUMINESCENCE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY;

COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS; DIODE MEASUREMENTS; DOSE RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY; RADIATION THERAPY DOSIMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITIES;

DOSIMETRY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 41449098750     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2841940     Document Type: Article

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