An alternative beam quality index for medium-energy x-ray dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 587-598

  Rosser, K E ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRUM; X IRRADIATION;

AIR; BIOPHYSICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHOTONS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WATER;

EID: 0031881894     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/3/010     Document Type: Article

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