Optimizing the TLD-100 readout system for various radiotherapy beam doses using the Taguchi methodology

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 481-488

  Chen, Chien Yi ^a   Liu, Kuo Chi ^b   Chen, Hsin Hsiung ^b   Pan, Lung Kwang ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dynamic robust design; Optimization; Taguchi; TLD readout

Indexed keywords

BEAM DOSE; CROSS INTERACTIONS; LOSS FUNCTIONS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MEASURED DATA; OPTIMAL HEATING; REPRODUCIBILITIES; ROBUST DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; TAGUCHI; TAGUCHI METHODOLOGY; TLD-100;

COMPLEXATION; HEATING; HEATING RATE; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY; READOUT SYSTEMS; TAGUCHI METHODS;

OPTIMIZATION;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; HEATING; HEATING RATE; INITIAL TEMPERATURE; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PREHEAT TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; TAGUCHI METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER 100 READOUT SYSTEM;

HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 74849138024     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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