A thin layer fiber-coupled luminescence dosimeter based on Al 2O3:C

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1607-1609

  Klein, F A ^a   Greilich, S ^a   Andersen, C E ^b   Lindvold, L R ^b   Jakel O ^a,c  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fiber coupled; High spatial resolution; Ion beam therapy; Luminescence dosimetry; Proton therapy; Radioluminesence

Indexed keywords

FIBER-COUPLED; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ION BEAM THERAPY; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOLUMINESENCE;

ALUMINUM; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; ION BEAMS; IONS; PROTONS;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 82355173521     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.05.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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