AAPM's TG-51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1847-1870

  Almond, Peter R ^a   Biggs, Peter J ^b   Coursey, B M ^c   Hanson, W F ^d   Huq, M Saiful ^e   Nath, Ravinder ^f   Rogers, D W O ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONS; PHANTOMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

CALIBRATION FACTORS; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; MASS ENERGY ABSORPTION; POINT OF MEASUREMENT; REFERENCE CONDITION; REFERENCE DOSIMETRY; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0032874911     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598691     Document Type: Article

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