In-water calibration of PDR 192Ir brachytherapy sources with an NE2571 ionization chamber

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2095-2107

  Reynaert, N ^a   Verhaegen, F ^a   Thierens, H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; X RAY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031829424     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/8/008     Document Type: Article

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