Comparison of two methods of therapy level calibration at 60Co gamma beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2729-2740

  Bjerke, H ^a   Jarvinen H ^b   Grimbergen, T W M ^c   Grindborg, J E ^d   Chauvenet, B ^e   Czap, L ^f   Ennow, K ^g   Moretti, C ^h   Rocha, P ⁱ  

^a NRPA Norwegian Radiation Protection Agency   (Norway)

^b STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^c NMi Van Swinden Laboratorium   (Netherlands)

^d Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

^e Lab Primaire des Rayon Ionisants   (France)

^f INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^g Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

^h NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Departemento Proteccao Securanca R   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COBALT THERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; GAMMA RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

AIR; CALIBRATION; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; WATER;

EID: 0031695240     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/10/004     Document Type: Article

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