Dosimetry of the microSelectron-HDR Ir-192 source using PRESAGE™ and optical CT

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-422

  Wai, P ^a   Adamovics, J ^b   Krstajic, N ^a   Ismail, A ^c   Nisbet, A ^a,c   Doran, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; IRIDIUM; POLYMERS;

DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; MONTE CARLO (MC); OPTICAL CT; SOLID POLYMERS;

DOSIMETERS;

IRIDIUM 192; POLYURETHAN;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; OPTICAL DEVICES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 58549111379     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.06.038     Document Type: Article

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