The comparison of doses measured by radiochromic films and semiconductor detector in a 175 MeV proton beam

Physica Medica

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 105-110

  Mumot, Marta ^a,b   Mytsin, Gennady V ^a   Molokanov, Alexander G ^a   Malicki, Julian ^b  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b Great Poland Cancer Centre   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Proton therapy; Radiochromic films

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EMULSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOCHROMATOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FILM DOSIMETRY; PROTONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 68849119322     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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