First dosimetry intercomparison results for the CATANA project

Physica Medica

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 121-130

  Cuttone, G ^a   Raffaele, L ^a,b   Barone Tonghi, L ^a,c   Rovelli, A ^a   Sabini, M G ^a,d   Egger, E ^e   Kacperek, A ^f   Brai, M ^g   Bartolotta, A ^g   Teri, G ^g   Onori, S ^h,i   Fattibene, P ^h,i  

^a INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

^b Ist Sci dei Tumori di Genova sez   (Italy)

^c CENTRO SICILIANO DI FISICA NUCLEARE E STRUTTURA DELLA MATERIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^h ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

ⁱ INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Faraday cup; Intercomparison; Ionization chambers; Protondosimetry

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032824991     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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