Computed tomography dose measurements with radiochromic films and a flatbed scanner

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 189-196

  Rampado, O ^a   Garelli, E ^a   Ropolo, R ^a  

^a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CTDI; Dose; Radiochromic films

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ERRORS; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; SCANNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANGULAR DEPENDENCE; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CTDI; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; DOSE; DOSE MEASUREMENT; PENCIL IONIZATION CHAMBERS; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 73649106195     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3271584     Document Type: Article

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