Evaluation of effective energy for QA and QC: Measurement of half-value layer using radiochromic film density

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-29

  Gotanda, T ^a,b   Katsuda, T ^c   Gotanda, R ^a   Tabuchi, A ^a,d   Yamamoto, K ^a,e   Kuwano, T ^a,f   Yatake, H ^a,g   Takeda, Y ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Oishi Hospital   (Japan)

^c HIMEJI DOKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^e Osaka Cancer Prevention and Detection Center   (Japan)

^f OSAKA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Japan)

^g Kaizuka City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effective energy; Half value layer; Quality assurance; Quality control; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; CALIBRATION CURVES; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATIONS; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; FILM DENSITIES; HALF-VALUE LAYER; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; SINGLE STRIPS;

FILM GROWTH; FLOW PATTERNS; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; QUANTUM THEORY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; IONIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY FILM;

ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65349111235     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178625     Document Type: Article

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