Comparison of conversion factors for x-ray beams from a Philips SL15 and the NPL linear accelerator

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2001, Pages

  Nutbrown, R F ^a   McEwen, M R ^a   Thomas, R A S ^a   Duane, S ^a   Shipley, D R ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; GRAPHITE; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; WATER; X RAYS;

CONVERSION FACTORS;

DOSIMETRY;

GRAPHITE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CALORIMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; EVALUATION; LABORATORY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MACHINE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; STANDARD;

CALIBRATION; GRAPHITE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0034759612     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/11/401     Document Type: Article

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