2-D dosimetry of a proton radiotherapy beam using large-area LiF:Mg,Cu,P TL detectors

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 977-980

  Czopyk, L ^a   Cirrone, G A P ^c   Cuttone, G ^c   Klosowski M ^a   Olko, P ^a   Sroka, U ^a   Waligorski M P R ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 D CCD TL reader; 2 D TL; LiF:Mg,Cu,P (MCP N); Ocular radiotherapy; Proton beam dosimetry; QA; TL foils

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PROTON BEAMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

OCULAR RADIOTHERAPY; PROTON BEAM DOSIMETRY; PROTON RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 46549089179     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.11.072     Document Type: Article

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