Dosimetric evaluation of a glass dosimeter for proton beam measurements

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1616-1623

  Rah, Jeong Eun ^a   Oh, Do Hoon ^a   Shin, Dongho ^b   Kim, Dae Hyun ^c   Ji, Young Hoon ^d   Kim, Jong Won ^a   Park, Sung Yong ^e  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

^e McLaren Cancer Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

GEANT 4 Monte Carlo simulation; Glass dosimeter; Proton beam; TLD

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DEPENDENCE; BEAM AXIS; BRAGG PEAKS; CYLINDRICAL PHANTOMS; DEPTH DOSE; DOSE LEVELS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE RATE; DOSE RATE DEPENDENCE; FADING EFFECT; GEANT4 CODE; GEANT4 SIMULATION; GLASS DOSIMETER; HIGH ENERGY PROTON; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROTON THERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SIMULATION MODEL; TLD; TLD-100; WATER PHANTOM;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; GLASS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LITHIUM; PROTON BEAMS;

DOSIMETRY;

LITHIUM FLUORIDE; LITHIUM FLUORIDE TLD 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGULAR DEPENDENCE; ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FADING EFFECT; GLASS DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION; IRRADIATION; KOREA; LINEAR SYSTEM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION RESPONSE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

GLASS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 84862646913     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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