The role of phantom and treatment head generated bremsstrahlung in high-energy electron beam dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2657-2677

  Sorcini, B B ^a   Hyodynmaa S ^a   Brahme, A ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029846004     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/12/006     Document Type: Article

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