An optical method of estimating the relative output of a superficial unit for small applicators

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2000, Pages

  Wilks, R J ^a   Soni, K K ^a  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCINTILLATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BIOPHYSICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; X-RAYS;

EID: 0033928558     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/7/402     Document Type: Article

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