Fiber-coupled radioluminescence dosimetry with saturated Al 2O3:C crystals: Characterization in 6 and 18 MV photon beams

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1090-1098

  Andersen, C E ^a   Damkjaer S M S ^a   Kertzscher, G ^a   Greilich, S ^b   Aznar, M C ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Al2O3:C; Dosimetry; Fiber optics; Pulsed photon beam; Real time dosimetry; Stem signal

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDES; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION FACTORS; CERENKOV LIGHT; CRYSTAL TEMPERATURES; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GATING TECHNIQUES; IN-VIVO; KEY ELEMENTS; OPTICAL STIMULATION; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PHOTON BEAMS; PULSED PHOTON BEAM; RADIO-LUMINESCENCE; REAL TIME; REAL-TIME DOSIMETRY; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STEM SIGNAL;

ALUMINUM; CABLES; CARBON FIBERS; CRYSTALS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 80053188184     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.06.063     Document Type: Article

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