Differences in wedge factor determination in air using a PMMA mini- phantom or a brass build-up cap

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1986-1991

  Heukelom, S ^a   Lanson, J H ^b   Mijnheer, B J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Build up cap; Head scatter; Mini phantom; Photon beams; Wedge factor

Indexed keywords

BRASS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); GAMMA RAYS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHANTOMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

BUILD-UP CAP; CONVERSION FACTOR; DETECTOR MATERIALS; IRRADIATION CONDITIONS; PHOTON BEAMS; POLYMETHYLMETACRYLATE; SIMILAR CONVERSIONS; WEDGE FACTOR;

X RAY DETECTORS;

COBALT 60; GRAPHITE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

EID: 0031435921     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598112     Document Type: Article

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