A new approach to electron-beam reference dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 310-320

  Rogers, D W O ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CALIBRATION FACTORS; CYLINDRICAL CHAMBERS; ELECTRON BEAM DOSIMETRY; PRIMARY STANDARDS; REFERENCE CONDITION; REFERENCE DOSIMETRY; UNIVERSAL EXPRESSIONS;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

COBALT 60;

CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031942917     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598211     Document Type: Review

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