Measuring energy response for RTQA radiochromic film to improve quality assurance procedures

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-206

  Butson, Martin J ^a,b,c   Cheung, T ^a   Yu, P K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy dependence; Gafchromic RTQA; Radiation dosimetry; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL); DOSIMETRY; PHOTONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ENERGY DEPENDENCE; GAFCHROMIC RTQA; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION QUALITY; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; RADIOGRAPHIC FILMS;

X RAYS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FILM DOSIMETER; IMAGE DISPLAY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTON; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; X RAY FILM;

EID: 54449094434     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179345     Document Type: Article

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