A well-type ionization chamber geometric correction factor

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1141-1148

  Meiler, R J ^a   Sibata, C H ^a,b   Ho, A K ^a,b   De Souza, C ^a   Shin, K H ^a,b  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; DOSE CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0029741525     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/7/005     Document Type: Article

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