Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) dosimetry using lithium formate in radiotherapy: Comparison with thermoluminescence (TL) dosimetry using lithium fluoride rods

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4701-4715

  Vestad, Tor Arne ^a   Malinen, Eirik ^a,b   Olsen, Dag Rune ^b   Hole, Eli Olaug ^a   Sagstuen, Elinar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTONS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; X RAYS;

LITHIUM FORMATE; PHOTON BEAM ENERGY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

COBALT 60; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM FLUORIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; SOLID STATE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; X RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORIDES; FORMIC ACIDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 7244245568     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/20/003     Document Type: Article

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