10 MV x-ray SMRs obtained using zero-area Sp correction factors derived by means of the Bjärngard-Petti method

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 625-636

  Iwasaki, Akira ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

ELECTRONS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0030000732     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/4/004     Document Type: Article

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