Correction factors for the NMi free-air ionization chamber for medium- energy x-rays calculated with the Monte Carlo method

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3207-3224

  Grimbergen, T W M ^a   Van Dijk, E ^a   De Vries, W ^a  

^a NMi Van Swinden Laboratorium   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRODE; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; X RAY;

AIR; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NETHERLANDS; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031795046     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/11/004     Document Type: Article

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