A hybrid radiation detector for simultaneous spatial and temporal dosimetry

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-332

  Poole, C ^a   Trapp, J V ^a   Kenny, J ^b   Kairn, T ^b   Williams, K ^c   Taylor, M ^c   Franich, R ^c   Langton, C M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

4D dosimetry; Dosimetry; Gel dosimetry; Radiation measurement; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DOSE RATE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GEL DOSIMETER; GEL DOSIMETRY; IONISATION CHAMBER MEASUREMENTS; MEGAVOLTAGE; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INTENSITY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; SPATIAL MEASUREMENTS; TEMPORAL MEASUREMENTS;

DETECTORS; DOSIMETERS; GELS; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SCINTILLATION;

DOSIMETRY;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GEL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GELS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

EID: 84856265992     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-011-0081-5     Document Type: Article

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