Optically stimulated luminescence in vivo dosimetry for radiotherapy: Physical characterization and clinical measurements in 60Co beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 6065-6082

  Mrcela I ^a   Bokulic T ^a   Izewska, J ^b   Budanec, M ^a   Frobe A ^a   Kusic Z ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; IRRADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

CLINICAL MEASUREMENTS; CORRECTION FACTORS; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STANDARD DEVIATION; VALIDATION TESTING;

DOSIMETRY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COBALT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL DEVICES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80052682002     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/18/018     Document Type: Review

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