Fluence measurements applied to 5-20 MeV/amu ion beam dosimetry by simultaneous use of a total-absorption calorimeter and a Faraday cup

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-121

  Kojima, T ^a   Sunaga, H ^a   Takizawa, H ^a   Tachibana, H ^a   Tanaka, R ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A few tens of MeV amu ion beams; Faraday cup; Fluence; Simultaneous use; Total absorption calorimeters; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RAYS; ION BEAMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

FARADAY CUP; FLUENCE MEASUREMENT; TOTAL ABSORPTION CALORIMETER; UNCERTAINTY;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETER; CYCLOTRON; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032146137     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(98)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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