Interfacing a linear diode array to a conventional water scanner for the measurement of dynamic dose distributions and comparison with a linear ion chamber array

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-60

  Sidhu, N P S ^a  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dose profiles; Enhanced dynamic wedges; Linear diode array; Linear ion chamber array

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

MODELS, STRUCTURAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0033029018     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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