Development of a RadFET linear array for intracavitary in vivo dosimetry during external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1420-1426

  Price, Robert A ^a   Benson, Chris ^b   Joyce, Malcolm J ^c   Rodgers, Kenneth ^d  

^a CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Appleyard Lees   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; In vivo patient dosimetry; MOSFET; RadFET; Radiotherapy; Semiconductor detectors

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; IN VIVO PATIENT DOSIMETRY; RADFET; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS;

ARRAYS; CATHETERS; DOSIMETERS; LIGHT; MOSFET DEVICES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 4444363205     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.832570     Document Type: Conference Paper

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