Small photon beam measurements using radiochromic film and Monte Carlo simulations in a water phantom

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 250-253

  García Garduño, Olivia A ^a   Lárraga Gutiérrez, José M ^a   Rodríguez Villafuerte, Mercedes ^b   Martínez Dávalos, Arnulfo ^b   Celis, Miguel A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Film dosimetry; Monte Carlo; Small photon beams; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FILM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

FILM DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 77955711591     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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