Saturation current and collection efficiency for ionization chambers in pulsed beams

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1146-1155

  DeBlois, François ^a   Zankowski, Corey ^a,b   Podgorsak, Ervin B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Varian Oncology Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Collection efficiency; Ionization chamber; Pulsed radiation beams; Radiation dosimetry; Saturation curve

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PHOTOIONIZATION; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

CHARGE MULTIPLICATION; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; PULSED RADIATION; RADIATION INDUCED CONDUCTIVITY; SATURATION CURVE; SEMI-EMPIRICAL MODELING;

EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR SYSTEM; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034036230     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598992     Document Type: Article

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