Ce-doped optical fibre as radioluminescent dosimeter in radiotherapy

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 888-892

  Mones, E ^a   Veronese, I ^b   Vedda, A ^c   Loi, G ^a   Fasoli, M ^c   Moretti, F ^c   Chiodini, N ^c   Cannillo, B ^a   Brambilla, M ^a  

^a MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical fibre; Radioluminescence; Radiotherapy; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

MICRO-IONIZATION CHAMBER; PUNCTUAL DIMENSION; RADIOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETER; STEREOTACTIC COLLIMATORS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 46549086425     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.01.031     Document Type: Article

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