Extraction of the photon spectra from measured beam parameters

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 752-757

  Bloch, Peter ^a   McDonough, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildup; Radiotherapy; Spectrum reconstruction; Transmission; X ray spectrum

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TRANSMISSIONS; X RAYS;

BUILDUP; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON CONTAMINATION; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; HIGH-ENERGY PHOTON BEAMS; SPECTRUM RECONSTRUCTION; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); X RAY SPECTRUM;

PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; X RAY;

EID: 0031834091     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598257     Document Type: Article

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