Clinical reference dosimetry: Comparison between AAPM TG-21 and TG-51 protocols

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1217-1225

  Ding, G X ^a   Cygler, J E ^b   Kwok, C B ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical reference dosimetry; External beam calibration; TG 21 protocol; TG 51 protocol

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; PHOTOIONIZATION;

CALIBRATION FACTORS; CALIBRATION PROTOCOLS; EXTERNAL BEAM; PRIMARY STANDARDS; REFERENCE CONDITION; REFERENCE DOSIMETRY; TRACEABLE TO NIST; WATER CALIBRATION;

CALIBRATION;

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANADA; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION;

EID: 0034125209     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598999     Document Type: Article

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