Study of polymer gel for dose imaging in radiotherapy

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 442-445

  Vanossi, E ^a,b   Carrara, M ^c   Gambarini, G ^b,d   Mariani, M ^a   Valente, M ^b,d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universit   (Italy)

Author keywords

BNCT; Dose imaging; Gel dosimetry; Polymer gel; Radiotherapy dosimetry

Indexed keywords

BORON; CHEMICALS; COLLOIDS; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; GELATION; NEUTRONS; POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ABSORBED DOSE; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT); ELECTRON RADIATIONS; ELSEVIER (CO); FRICKE GELS; IN ORDER; NORMOXIC POLYMER GEL; POLYMER GELS;

GELS;

EID: 45249103506     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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