From the limits of the classical model of sensitometric curves to a realistic model based on the percolation theory for GafChromic EBT films

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4015-4026

  Del Moral, F ^a   Vazquez J A ^a   Ferrero, J J ^a   Willisch, P ^a   Ramirez R D ^a   Teijeiro, A ^a   Medina, A López ^a   Andrade, B ^a   Vazquez J ^a   Salvador, F ^a   Medal, D ^a   Salgado, M ^a   Muoz, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DO MEIXOEIRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Film dosimetry; GafChromic EBT; IMRT; Quality assurance; Sensitometric curves

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING; SOLVENTS;

FILM DOSIMETRY; GAFCHROMIC EBT; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MATHEMATICAL FORMALISM; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES; SENSITOMETRIC CURVES; TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DYNAMICS; FILM; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORY;

ALGORITHMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 69549105962     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3187226     Document Type: Article

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