In vivo dosimetry: Intercomparison between p-type based and n-type based diodes for the 16-25 MV energy range

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1287-1293

  Jornet, Núria ^a   Ribas, M ^a   Eudaldo, T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diodes; Entrance dose measurements; In vivo dosimetry; Photon beams

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; X RAYS;

CORRECTION FACTORS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; ENTRANCE CORRECTION; IN-VIVO; IRRADIATION CONDITIONS; LINEARITY OF RESPONSE; PHOTON BEAMS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

DIODES;

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY RESOURCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0034047521     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.599013     Document Type: Article

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