Theoretical considerations of using in-air chamber readings for evaluation of the attenuation of in-phantom primary water collision kerma

Journal of JASTRO

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-52

  Iwasaki, Akira ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

10 MV x rays; Awall correction factor; Build up cap; Primary water collision kerma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003103908     PISSN: 10409564     EISSN: 18819885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11182/jastro1989.10.47     Document Type: Article

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