In Vivo Dosimetry Using a Linear Mosfet-Array Dosimeter to Determine the Urethra Dose In 125I Permanent Prostate Implants

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 314-321

  Bloemen van Gurp, Esther J ^a   Murrer, Lars H P ^a   Haanstra, Björk K C ^a   van Gils, Francis C J M ^a   Dekker, Andre L A J ^a   Mijnheer, Ben J ^a   Lambin, Philippe ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dose evaluation; In vivo dosimetry; Iodine 125; MOSFET; Permanent prostate implant; Treatment planning system

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); IODINE; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MEASUREMENTS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DOSE EVALUATION; IN VIVO DOSIMETRY; MOSFET; PERMANENT PROSTATE IMPLANT; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM;

MOSFET DEVICES;

IODINE 125; METAL OXIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FIEDL EFFECT TRANSISTOR; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETHRA; URINARY CATHETER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTORS; URETHRA;

EID: 57649097319     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.08.040     Document Type: Article

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