Segments of a commercial Ge-doped optical fiber as a thermoluminescent dosimeter in radiotherapy

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-162

  Ong, C L ^a   Kandaiya, S ^a   Kho, H T ^a   Chong, M T ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Mt Miriam Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Depth dose; Energy dependence; Fading; Ge doped optical fiber; Re use; Reproducibility; TL dose response

Indexed keywords

DEPTH DOSE; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; FADING; GE-DOPED OPTICAL FIBER; RE-USE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TL DOSE RESPONSE;

ATOMS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; FIBER OPTICS; GERMANIUM; IRIDIUM; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY; SILICA; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

FIBERS;

EID: 67349157537     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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