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Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3595-3606

Dosimetric characterization of the iBEAM evo carbon fiber couch for radiotherapy

Author keywords

carbon fiber; radiochromic film; radiotherapy; surface dose; transmission measurements

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CONVOLUTION; DOSIMETRY; FIBERS; GRAPHITE FIBERS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHANTOMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 77954721019     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3451114     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (38)

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