Comparison of film dosimetry techniques used for quality assurance of intensity modulated radiation therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2925-2933

  Ju, Sang Gyu ^a   Han, Youngyih ^a   Kum, Oyeon ^b   Cheong, Kwang Ho ^c   Shin, Eun Hyuk ^a,d   Shin, Jung Suk ^a   Kim, Jin Sung ^a   Ahn, Yong Chan ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

EDR2; GafChromic EBT; IMRT; Monte Carlo; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

DECISION CRITERIONS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; EDR2; IMRT; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; PERPENDICULAR-PLANE; RADIATION TREATMENTS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 77953508729     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3395574     Document Type: Article

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