Radiological characterization and water equivalency of genipin gel for x-ray and electron beam dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 4685-4699

  Gorjiara, Tina ^a   Hill, Robin ^a,b   Kuncic, Zdenka ^a   Bosi, Stephen ^a,c   Davies, Justin B ^a,d   Baldock, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC NUMBERS; CORRECTION FACTORS; CROSS SECTION; DEPTH DOSE; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; ELECTRON BEAM DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ELECTRON MASS; ENERGY RANGES; GENIPIN; MASS DENSITIES; MASS ENERGY ABSORPTION; MASS SCATTERING; MEGAVOLTAGE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PAIR PRODUCTION; PHOTOELECTRIC ABSORPTION; PHOTON INTERACTIONS; POLYMER GELS; TOTAL MASS; WATER EQUIVALENCY; WATER EQUIVALENT; X RAY BEAM;

ATOMS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON OPTICS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; GELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTONS; RADIOLOGY; SCATTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; X RAYS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

GENIPIN; IRIDOID; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; GEL; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY;

ABSORPTION; ELECTRONS; GELS; IRIDOID GLYCOSIDES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 79961089189     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/15/004     Document Type: Article

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