Dosimetric properties of Gafchromic EBT films in monoenergetic medical ion beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3741-3751

  Martiíkov, Mria ^a   Jäkel, Oliver ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROFILE MEASUREMENTS; CARBON IONS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONS; DOSIMETRIC PROPERTIES; FILM DOSIMETRY; GAFCHROMIC EBT; ION TRACK; MONOENERGETIC; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; SPATIAL ACCURACY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; DOSIMETRY; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; PHOTONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

IONS;

CARBON; ION; PROTON;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILM DOSIMETER; INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; UNCERTAINTY; X RAY FILM;

ALGORITHMS; CARBON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; IONS; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; UNCERTAINTY; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 77953834685     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/13/011     Document Type: Article

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