Radiochromic film measurement of anisotropy function for high-dose-rate Ir-192 brachytherapy source

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 4065-4072

  Sharma, S D ^a,c   Bianchi, C ^b   Conte, L ^a   Novario, R ^b   Bhatt, B C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FABRICATION; FILTRATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

ASYMMETRIC GEOMETRY; DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOCHROMIC FILMS (RCF);

BIOFILMS;

IRIDIUM 192;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; FILTRATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; WATER; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 4544359797     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/17/016     Document Type: Article

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