Evaluation of Gafchromic® EBT3 films characteristics in therapy photon, electron and proton beams

Physica Medica

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 599-606

  Sorriaux, J ^a,b   Kacperek, A ^c   Rossomme, S ^a   Lee, J A ^a,b   Bertrand, D ^d   Vynckier, S ^a,e   Sterpin, E ^a  

^a Radiotherapy and Oncology   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d IBA Group   (Belgium)

^e CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; EBT3; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON THERAPY; FILM DOSIMETER; IONIZATION CHAMBER; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTON THERAPY; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; RADIOGRAPHY DEVICE; UNCERTAINTY;

DOSIMETRY; EBT3; PROTON THERAPY;

CALIBRATION; COLOR; ELECTRONS; FILM DOSIMETRY; PHOTONS; PROTON THERAPY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84885960258     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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