Characterizing the marker-dye correction for Gafchromic EBT2 film: A comparison of three analysis methods

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5771-5777

  McCaw, Travis J ^a   Micka, John A ^a   Dewerd, Larry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gafchromic EBT2 film; marker dye correction; radiochromic film dosimetry; uncertainty analysis; uniformity

Indexed keywords

DYES; ELECTRON EMISSION; MANUFACTURE;

CORRECTION METHOD; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE UNCERTAINTIES; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; RADIOCHROMIC FILM DOSIMETRY; SMALL VARIATIONS; UNIFORMITY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80053577338     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3639997     Document Type: Article

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