Dose measurements for gamma knife with radiophotoluminescent glass dosemeter and radiochromic film

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 256-259

  Hsu, Shih Ming ^a   Lee, Jeng Hung ^b   Hsu, Fang Yuh ^c   Lee, Hsiu Wen ^d   Hung, Shih Kai ^e,f   Liao, Yi Jen ^g   Lee, Moon Sing ^e,f  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FILM DOSIMETER; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOSURGERY;

FILM DOSIMETRY; GLASS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 79960196601     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr164     Document Type: Article

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