Quasi water-equivalent detectors for photon beams that present lateral electron disequilibrium

Physica Medica

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-17

  Piermattei, A ^a   Azario, L ^a   Fidanzio, A ^a   Arcovito, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Lateral electron disequilibrium; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; GALLIUM; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN TUMOR; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; PHANTOM; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; X RAY;

EID: 0031977771     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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