Polymer gel dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Baldock, C ^a   De Deene, Y ^b   Doran, S ^c   Ibbott, G ^d   Jirasek, A ^e   Lepage, M ^f   McAuley, K B ^g   Oldham, M ^h   Schreiner, L J ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^g QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ Cancer Centre of South Eastern Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE GRADIENTS; GEL DOSIMETER; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; ION CHAMBER; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LOW-ENERGY X-RAYS; NEUTRON THERAPY; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SOFT TISSUE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; X-RAY CT;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETERS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RESONANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DOSIMETRY;

POLYMER;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GELS; HUMANS; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 76849111203     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/5/R01     Document Type: Review

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