Correction factors for parallel-plate chambers used in plastic phantoms in electron dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2101-2118

  Nilsson, B ^a,d   Montelius, A ^b   Andreo, P ^a,c   Johansson, J ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^d Box 260 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS;

EID: 0030731545     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/11/007     Document Type: Article

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