Out-of-field dose measurements in a water phantom using different radiotherapy modalities

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5059-5074

  Kaderka, R ^a   Schardt, D ^a   Durante, M ^a,b   Berger, T ^c   Ramm, U ^d   Licher, J ^d   Tessa, C La ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM ENERGIES; BUBBLE DETECTOR; CARBON IONS; DELIVERY TECHNIQUES; DIAMOND DETECTORS; DOSE CONFORMALITY; DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE PROFILE; HEALTHY TISSUES; INCIDENT ENERGY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERIPHERAL DOSE; PHOTON IRRADIATION; PRIMARY BEAMS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TARGET SHAPE; THERMAL NEUTRONS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DETECTORS; TLD-700; WATER PHANTOM;

ACCIDENTS; CARBON; IONS; IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS; PHOTONS; TISSUE;

PROTONS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON; PHOTON; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY;

HUMANS; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; WATER;

EID: 84864447491     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/16/5059     Document Type: Article

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