Skin dose measurements using MOSFET and TLD for head and neck patients treated with tomotherapy

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1683-1685

  Kinhikar, Rajesh A ^a   Murthy, Vedang ^a   Goel, Vineeta ^a   Tambe, Chandrashekar M ^a   Dhote, Dipak S ^b   Deshpande, Deepak D ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Brijlal Biyani Mahavidyalaya Amravati   (India)

Author keywords

MOSFET; Skin dose; TLD; Tomotherapy

Indexed keywords

HEAD AND NECK; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MOSFET; MOSFET MEASUREMENTS; MOSFETS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; TLD; TOMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MOS DEVICES; PATIENT MONITORING; SKIN;

MOSFET DEVICES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; TOMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SEMICONDUCTORS; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349182907     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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