Characterization of a new polymer gel for radiosurgery dosimetry using magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Petrokokkinos, L ^a,b   Kozicki, M ^c   Pantelis, E ^d   Antypas, C ^d   Fijuth, J ^e   Karaiskos, P ^f   Sakelliou, L ^a,b   Seimenis, I ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications IASA   (Greece)

^c LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d Medical Physics Department   (Greece)

^e N Copernicus Regional Hospital   (Poland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^g Medical Diagnostic Center Ayios Therissos   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Dosimetry concepts and apparatus; MRI (whole body, cardiovascular,breast, others), MR angiography (MRA); Radiotherapy concepts

Indexed keywords

DOSE RATE DEPENDENCE; DOSE VERIFICATION; MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE; METHYLENE BISACRYLAMIDE; N VINYLPYRROLIDONE; OXYGEN SCAVENGERS; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER; WHOLE BODY;

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCAVENGING;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 71049114250     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/4/06/P06018     Document Type: Article

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