Comparison of dosimetric standards of Canada and France for photons at 60Co and higher energies

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2119-2142

  Shortt, Ken ^a   Ross, Carl ^a   Seuntjens, Jan ^a,c   Delaunay, Frank ^b   Ostrowsky, Aimé ^b   Gross, Philippe ^b   Leroy, Eric ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; GRAPHITE; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; WATER;

PHOTON BEAMS;

PHOTONS;

COBALT 60; GRAPHITE; ION; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALORIMETER; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; FRANCE; INSTRUMENT; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD;

CALORIMETRY; CANADA; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; FRANCE; PHOTONS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER;

EID: 0034879566     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/8/307     Document Type: Article

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