Multichannel dosemeter and Al2O3:C optically stimulated luminescence fibre sensors for use in radiation therapy: Evaluation with electron beams

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-99

  Magne, Sylvain ^a   Auger, L ^a   Bordy, J M ^b   De Carlan, L ^b   Isambert, A ^c   Bridier, A ^c   Ferdinand, P ^a   Barthe, J ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

^c INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM TRIOXIDE; METAL OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON;

CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETER; ELECTRON BEAM; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MULTICHANNEL OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; ONLINE SYSTEM; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSOR; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; UNCERTAINTY;

ALGORITHMS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALIBRATION; CARBON; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 56349167576     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn226     Document Type: Conference Paper

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