A method of dosimetry for synchrotron microbeam radiation therapy using radiochromic films of different sensitivity

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 6861-6877

  Crosbie, J C ^a,b   Svalbe, I ^a   Midgley, S M ^a   Yagi, N ^c   Rogers, P A W ^a   Lewis, R A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM QUALITY; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PAPER; RADIOTHERAPY; SYNCHROTRONS;

BEAM WIDTHS; BROAD BEAMS; FILM DOSIMETRIES; FILM SHEETS; INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPIES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; PEAK DOSES; RADIOCHROMIC FILMS; TWO TYPES; WATER PHANTOMS;

LANDFORMS;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 58149236845     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/23/014     Document Type: Article

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