Comparative study on skin dose measurement using MOSFET and TLD for pediatric patients with acute lymphatic leukemia

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 325-329

  Al Mohammed, Huda I ^a   Mahyoub, Fareed H ^a   Moftah, Belal A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ALL; MOSFET; Skin dose; TLD; Total body irradiation

Indexed keywords

METAL OXIDE;

ACCURACY; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMICONDUCTOR; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; SEMICONDUCTORS; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; TRANSISTORS, ELECTRONIC; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 77954785237     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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