Gamma Knife output factor measurements using VIP polymer gel dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4277-4287

  Moutsatsos, A ^a   Petrokokkinos, L ^a   Karaiskos, P ^a   Papagiannis, P ^a   Georgiou, E ^a   Dardoufas, K ^b   Sandilos, P ^b   Torrens, M ^c   Pantelis, E ^d   Kantemiris, I ^d   Sakelliou, L ^d   Seimenis, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife; Output factor; Polymer gel; Small field dosimetry

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SAFETY DEVICES;

DOSE RATE DEPENDENCE; GAMMA KNIFE; OUTPUT FACTOR MEASUREMENTS; OUTPUT FACTORS; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY; POLYMER GELS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

POLYMERS;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GEL; IRRADIATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GELS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 69549108315     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3183500     Document Type: Article

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