Dosimetric accuracy of Gafchromic EBT2 and EBT3 film for in vivo dosimetry

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 331-337

  Moylan, Rebecca ^a   Aland, Trent ^a   Kairn, Tanya ^a,b  

^a Premion Chermside Medical Complex   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

EBT2; EBT3; Gafchromic film; In vivo dosimetry; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GLASS; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICS;

EBT2; EBT3; GAFCHROMIC FILMS; IN-VIVO; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT; REGIONS OF INTEREST; STANDARD DEVIATION;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; FILM DOSIMETER; GAFCHROMIC EBT3 FILM; IN VIVO STUDY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTON; PHOTON BEAM; SIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FILM DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884291248     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-013-0206-0     Document Type: Article

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