Experimental study on the influence of the central electrode in Farmer- type ionization chambers

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1299-1308

  Palm, Åsa ^a   Mattsson, Olof ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRODE; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032940069     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/5/315     Document Type: Article

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