On the output factor measurements of the CyberKnife iris collimator small fields: Experimental determination of the kQclin, Qmsr fclin, f msr correction factors for microchamber and diode detectors

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4875-4885

  Pantelis, E ^a,b   Moutsatsos, A ^a   Zourari, K ^a   Petrokokkinos, L ^c   Sakelliou, L ^c   Kilby, W ^d   Antypas, C ^b,e   Papagiannis, P ^a   Karaiskos, P ^a   Georgiou, E ^a   Seimenis, I ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b CyberKnife Center   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d ACCURAY INCORPORATED   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

correction factor; CyberKnife; output factor; polymer gel; small fields

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DOSIMETERS; MICROCHANNELS; POLYMER FILMS;

CORRECTION FACTORS; CYBERKNIFE; OUTPUT FACTORS; POLYMER GELS; SMALL FIELDS;

DIODES;

EID: 84864692059     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4736810     Document Type: Article

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