Determination of the air w-value in proton beams using ionization chambers with gas flow capability

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2363-2368

  Moyers, M F ^a   Vatnitsky, S M ^a   Miller, D W ^a   Slater, J M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionization chambers; Proton; W value

Indexed keywords

ARGON; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; NITROGEN; PROTONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLOWING GAS; PROTON ENERGY; SYNTHETIC AIR; W-VALUE;

IONIZATION OF GASES;

MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PLASTIC; PROTON;

AIR; ARTICLE; GAS FLOW; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION ENERGY;

EID: 0033735317     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1308085     Document Type: Article

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