Energy dependence of a new solid state diode for low energy photon beam dosimetry

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-97

  Saw, Cheng B ^a   Shi, Jie ^b   Hussey, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b Sun Nuclear Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Diodes; Domitry; Photon; Superficial unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DIODE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

HUMANS; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031838575     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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