Toward a real-time in vivo dosimetry system using plastic scintillation detectors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 280-287

  Archambault, Louis ^a   Briere, Tina M ^a   Pönisch, Falk ^a   Beaulieu, Luc ^b   Kuban, Deborah A ^a   Lee, Andrew ^a   Beddar, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

in vivo dosimetry; Plastic scintillation detectors; real time monitoring; rectal balloons

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; CLINICAL DEVICES; CLINICAL PRACTICES; ELECTRON MULTIPLICATION; GAIN FACTORS; IN-VIVO; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; ION CHAMBER; MODULAR DETECTORS; MULTIPROBES; NORMAL STRUCTURE; PELVIC PHANTOMS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; PROSTATE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS; REAL TIME MONITORING; REAL-TIME DOSIMETRY; RECTAL BALLOONS; SENSITIVE VOLUME; SIGNAL/NOISE RATIO; TOTAL DOSE;

BALLOONS; DETECTORS; DOSIMETRY; MONITORING; NEUTRON DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION;

PLASTICS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLASTICS; PROSTATE; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955918868     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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