Calibration of isotropic light dosimetry probes based on scattering bulbs in clear media

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1191-1208

  Marijnissen, J P A ^a   Star, W M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; THEORY;

HUMANS; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0029763389     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/7/008     Document Type: Article

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