Response of TL dosimeters outside the field edge of a 6 MV linac beam and its implication on patient dosimetry

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2079-2082

  Nelson, Vinod K ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dosemeters; Linear accelerator; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; RISK PERCEPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUMORS; X RAY DETECTORS;

ACCURATE ESTIMATION; DETECTOR RESPONSE; DOSE ESCALATION; HIGH SENSITIVITY; ORGANS AT RISKS; PHANTOM SURFACE; RADIATION BEAMS; RADIATION DOSE MEASUREMENTS;

THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 82355176727     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: 14339277     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-36841-0_524     Document Type: Conference Paper

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