Determination of the correction factors for different ionization chambers used for the calibration of the helical tomotherapy static beam

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 424-428

  Zeverino, Michele ^a   Agostinelli, Stefano ^a   Pupillo, Francesco ^a   Taccini, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Helical tomotherapy; Ionization chamber; Machine specific reference condition; Radiochromic film dosimetry; Static beam calibration

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MACHINE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOCHROMATOGRAPHY; TOMOTHERAPY;

BODY WATER; CALIBRATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 80054080436     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.08.044     Document Type: Article

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