In vivo dosimetry with optically stimulated luminescent dosimeters, OSLDs, compared to diodes; The effects of buildup cap thickness and fabrication material

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5432-5440

  Jursinic, Paul A ^a   Yahnke, Clifford J ^b  

^a West Michigan Cancer Center   (United States)

^b LANDAUER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

buildup caps; diodes; in vivo dosimetry; optically stimulated luminescent dosimeters; OSLD

Indexed keywords

DIODES; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; LUMINESCENCE; NANODOTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHANTOMS; SHEET METAL; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); X RAYS;

BUILDUP CAPS; ELECTRONIC EQUILIBRIUM; FABRICATION MATERIALS; IN-VIVO; OSLD; RELIABLE MEASUREMENT; TISSUE HETEROGENEITY; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

FABRICATION;

EID: 80053583970     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3633939     Document Type: Article

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