Determination of absorbed dose for photon and electron beams from a linear accelerator by comparing various protocols on different phantoms

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 235-243

  Banjade, D P ^a   Tajuddin, A A ^a   Shukri, A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

AAPM protocol; HPA protocol; IAEA protocol; IPEMB protocol and dose comparison

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; ELECTRON ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

DOSIMETRY PROTOCOLS;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0035083392     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00394-8     Document Type: Article

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