Three-dimensional dosimetry in brachytherapy: A MAGAT study

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1432-1437

  Lin, Min Hsing ^a,b   Huang, Tzung Chi ^c   Kao, Ming Jen ^a,b   Wu, Jay ^d   Chen, Chia Lin ^e   Wu, Tung Hsin ^e  

^a Tainan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAINAN INSTITUTE OF NURSING   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; MAGAT polymer gel dosimeter; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE ESTIMATIONS; GEL DOSIMETER; HDR BRACHYTHERAPY; ISODOSE CURVES; MAGAT POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER; MATRIX SIZE; MR IMAGES; MR IMAGING; NORMOXIC POLYMER GEL; OPTIMAL PARAMETER; POST PROCESSING; SLICE THICKNESS; SMOOTHING FILTERS;

CURVE FITTING; DOSIMETRY; GELATION; GELS; IRIDIUM; POLYMERS;

DOSIMETERS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; FILTRATION; GEL; IMAGE PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; GELS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IRIDIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 67349201050     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.02.072     Document Type: Article

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