Two-dimensional dosimetry of radiotherapeutical proton beams using thermoluminescence foils

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Czopyk, Lukasz ^a   Klosowski, M ^a   Olko, P ^a   Swakon, J ^a   Waligorski, M P R ^a   Kajdrowicz, T ^b   Cuttone, G ^c   Cirrone, G A P ^c   Di Rosa, F ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^d CSFNSM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; METAL; PROTON;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FOIL; IMAGING SYSTEM; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHANTOM; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; METALS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 52249091385     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm039     Document Type: Article

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