Diamond Radiation Sensors for Radiotherapy

CVD Diamond for Electronic Devices and Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 185-206

  Bruzzi, Mara ^a  

^a Dipartimento Di Energetica 'S Stecco'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical vapour deposited (CVD) diamond; Diamond sensor application and direct reading dosimetry; Diamond sensors in off line configuration; Diamond sensors in radiotherapy; External beam radiotherapy (EBRT); Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT); Radiation dosimeter; Segmented detectors and high quality polycrystalline CVD diamond 6 inch wafers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948744172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470740392.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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