The measurement of kch factors for application with the IPEMB very low energy dosimetry protocol

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1985-1995

  Perrin, B A ^a   Whitehurst, P ^a   Cooper, P ^a   Hounsell, A R ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CODES; THICKNESS CONTROL; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY APPARATUS;

ENERGY CODES;

DOSIMETRY;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION ENERGY; X RAY; CALIBRATION; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CALIBRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0034742664     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/7/318     Document Type: Article

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