Review of recent advances in radiochromic materials for 3D dosimetry

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 250, Issue , 2010, Pages 193-199

  Jordan, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; DYES; MICELLES; ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BLUE CHEMISTRY; HIGH-DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; HYDROGEL LAYERS; LEUCOMALACHITE GREEN; NONIONIC MICELLES; PROJECTION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTON DOSIMETRIES; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 78650578359     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/250/1/012043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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