Cosolvent-free polymer gel dosimeters with improved dose sensitivity and resolution for x-ray CT dose response

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2091-2102

  Chain, J N M ^a   Jirasek, A ^b   Schreiner, L J ^a,c   McAuley, K B ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CLINICAL APPLICATION; COSOLVENTS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE SENSITIVITY; FREE POLYMERS; IMAGING MODALITY; ISO-PROPANOLS; LINEAR RANGE; METHYLENE BISACRYLAMIDE; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES; POLYMER GELS; TETRAKIS; X-RAY CT;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; GELS; METHANOL; X RAYS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; GELATIN; N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GEL; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; SOLUBILITY;

ACRYLAMIDES; GELATIN; GELS; POLYMERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SOLUBILITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WATER;

EID: 79952947218     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/7/012     Document Type: Article

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