A two-source model for electron beams: Calculation of relative output factors

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1735-1745

  Chen, J Z ^a   Vandyk, J ^a   Lewis, C ^a   Battista, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Extended source; Relative output factor; Two source model

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ONE DIMENSIONAL;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; EXTENDED SOURCES; INVERSE SQUARE LAW; ONE DIMENSIONAL METHOD; OUTPUT FACTORS; PENCIL BEAM ALGORITHMS; SQUARE ROOT METHOD; TWO-SOURCE MODEL;

ELECTRONS;

WATER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; THEORY;

EID: 0034856752     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1386423     Document Type: Article

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