Radiochromic film dosimetry: Considerations on precision and accuracy for EBT2 and EBT3 type films

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-163

  Dreindl, Ralf ^a,b   Georg, Dietmar ^a   Stock, Markus ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b EBG MedAustron GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Characterization; EBT2; EBT3; Film dosimetry; Long term effects

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IRRADIATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; SURFACE PROPERTY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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

EID: 84900475506     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: 18764436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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