Two new parallel-plate ionization chambers for electron beam dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-74

  De Souza, C N ^a   Caldas, L V E ^b   Sibata, C H ^a   Ho, A K ^a   Shin, K H ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; POLYSTYRENES;

CLINICAL DOSIMETRY PROTOCOLS; ELECTRON BEAM DOSIMETRY; IONIC POLARITY; IONIC RECOMBINATION; PARALLEL PLATE IONIZATION CHAMBERS; WALL CORRECTION FACTORS;

IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

EID: 0029734531     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4487(95)00254-5     Document Type: Article

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