On the relation between the spatial dose integrity and the temporal instability of polymer gel dosimeters

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 4507-4522

  Vergote, Koen ^a   De Deene, Y ^a   Vanden Bussche, E ^a   De Wagter, C ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GELATION; GELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; POLYMERS;

EDGE ENHANCEMENT; POLYMER GELS; SPATIAL DOSES;

DOSIMETERS;

GELATIN; MONOMER; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; POLYMER;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; GEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION; TIME;

FREE RADICALS; GELS; POLYMERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 6044266239     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/19/005     Document Type: Article

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