Calculation of effective doses for broad parallel photon beams

Health Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 156-161

  Kim, C H ^a   Reece, W D ^b   Poston Sr , J W ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Effective dose; Monte Carlo; Phantom; Photons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0032904149     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199902000-00007     Document Type: Article

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