?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Knowledge+transfer+of+microstrip+detectors+from+particle+to+medical+physics&rft.creator=Manolopoulos%2C+S&rft.creator=Manolopoulos%2C+S&rft.description=This+project+is+a+demonstration+of+Knowledge+Transfer.+Knowledge+in+the+fabrication%2C+operation+and+application+of+radiation+detectors+originally+developed+for+particle+physics+experiments+has+been+exploited+in+diverse+areas+of+research+like+medical+applications.+Microstrip+detectors%2C+commonplace+in+particle+physics+%22trackers%22%2C+have+been+evaluated+as+dosimeters+for+radiotherapy+modalities.+Hospital+trails+conducted+under+the+supervision+of+clinical+scientists+demonstrated+the+viability+of+these+detectors+as+dosimeters+both+in+the+quality+assurance+of+linear+accelerators+and+potentially+in+treatment+planning+verification.+Important+quantities+of+interest+to+the+clinical+scientist%2C+like+depth-dose+distributions%2C+output+factors%2C+off+axis+ratios+etc.+were+measured+with+MV+X-Rays+from+a+clinical+Linac+and+compared+with+the+present+day+standard+dosimeters.+All+results+showed+the+performance+of+our+novel+dosimeter+to+be+as+good+as+or+even+better+than+that+of+the+hospital+dosimeters.+Moreover+the+ability+of+our+system+for+dose+distribution+measurements+in+real+time+was+proven.&rft.subject=microstrip%2C+detectors%2C+medical%2C+physics&rft.publisher=Council+for+the+Central+Laboratories+of+the+Research+Councils&rft.date=2006-12-01&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(RAL+Technical+Reports++RAL-TR-2++).+Council+for+the+Central+Laboratories+of+the+Research+Councils+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10081712%2F1%2FRAL%2520Tek%2520report.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10081712%2F&rft.rights=open