Linear energy transfer dependence of a normoxic polymer gel dosimeter investigated using proton beam absorbed dose measurements

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3847-3855

  Gustavsson, Helen ^a   Bäck, Sven Å J ^a   Medin, Joakim ^a   Grusell, Erik ^b   Olsson, Lars E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FUNCTIONS; GELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON BEAMS;

LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); POLYMER GELS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

POLYMERS;

PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONS; GELS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OXYGEN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; POLYMERS; PROTONS; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 4644290784     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/17/002     Document Type: Article

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