GafChromic® film measurements for Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT)

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-177

  Brauer Krisch E ^a   Siegbahn, E A ^b   Bravin, A ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; GafChromic film; Microbeam radiation therapy; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL PHYSICS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TUMORS;

DOSE-VOLUME EFFECTS; HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNER; IRRADIATED TISSUE; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; RADIONEUROTOXICITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 77950129899     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03902-7_49     Document Type: Conference Paper

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