Uncertainty of calibrations at the accredited dosimetry calibration laboratories

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1249-1254

  Ibbott, G S ^a   Attix, F H ^b   Slowey, T W ^c   Fontenla, D P ^d   Rozenfeld, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c K and S Associates   (United States)

^d MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e St James Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; LABORATORIES; STATISTICS;

CALIBRATION FACTORS; CALIBRATION LABORATORIES; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CALIBRATION UNCERTAINTY; INSTRUMENT CALIBRATIONS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; UNCERTAINTY OF CALIBRATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

EID: 0030807201     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598146     Document Type: Article

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