The calibration of therapy level electron beam ionization chambers in terms of absorbed dose to water

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2503-2519

  McEwen, M R ^a   DuSautoy, A R ^a   Williams, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CALORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

BIOPHYSICS; CALORIMETRY; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; WATER;

EID: 0031668657     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/9/006     Document Type: Article

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