Measurements of the electron dose distribution near inhomogeneities using a plastic scintillation detector

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 1157-1165

  Meger Wells, Carol M ^a   Rockwell Mackie, T ^a   Podgorsak, Matthew B ^a   Holmes, Mark A ^a   Papanikolaou, Nikos ^a   Reckwerdt, Paul J ^a   Cygler, Joanna ^b   Rogers, David W O ^c   Bielajew, Alex F ^c   Schmidt, Daniel G ^d   Muehlenkamp, Joseph K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d Radiation Measurements Inc Middleton WI 53562 Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron beam dosimetry; Heterogeneity; Inhomogeneity; Scintillation detector

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE; WATER;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028071488     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(94)90413-8     Document Type: Article

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