Comparison of dosimetric characteristics of Siemens virtual and physical wedges

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2267-2277

  Zhu, X R ^a   Gillin, M T ^a   Jursinic, P A ^a   Lopez, F ^a   Grimm, D F ^a   Rownd, J J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical wedge; Virtual wedge; Wedge; Wedge dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; BEAM HARDENING; DEPTH DEPENDENCE; DOSIMETRIC PROPERTIES; PERIPHERAL DOSE; PHYSICAL WEDGE; VIRTUAL WEDGE; WEDGE;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT ANGLE; DOSIMETRY; FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION FIELD;

EID: 0033750548     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1312813     Document Type: Article

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