A depth-dose measuring device using a multichannel scintillating fiber array for electron beam therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1235-1239

  Aoyama, Takahiko ^a   Koyama, Shuji ^a   Tsuzaka, Masatoshi ^a   Maekoshi, Hisashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beam energy; Depth dose measurement; Electron beam; Quality assurance; Scintillating fiber

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FIBERS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PHANTOMS; PHOTODIODES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SCINTILLATION;

ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER; BEAM ENERGIES; DEPTH DOSE MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON BEAM THERAPY; ELECTRON ENERGIES; INCIDENT ELECTRON BEAMS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATING FIBERS; SCINTILLATING FIBER;

ELECTRONS;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON RADIATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; SCINTILLATION;

EID: 0030816055     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598143     Document Type: Article

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