High-precision GAFCHROMIC EBT film-based absolute clinical dosimetry using a standard flatbed scanner without the use of a scanner non-uniformity correction

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-115

  Chung, Heeteak ^a   Lynch, Bart ^a   Samant, Sanjiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute dosimetry; Flatbed scanner; GAFCHROMIC EBT film

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954361303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i2.3112     Document Type: Article

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