Determination of percentage depth-dose curves for electron beams using different types of detectors

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 298-302

  Ding, G X ^a   Yu, C W ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chamber; Diode; Electron beam reference dosimetry; Fluence correction factors; Percentage depth dose; Stopping power ratios

Indexed keywords

DIODES; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS;

CHAMBER; DEPTH DOSE; FLUENCE CORRECTION FACTORS; REFERENCE DOSIMETRY; STOPPING POWER;

ELECTRONS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE;

EID: 0035078864     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1350436     Document Type: Article

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