The properties of the ultramicrocylindrical ionization chamber for small field used in stereotactic radiosurgery

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 303-309

  Vahc, Young W ^a   Chung, Won K ^b   Park, Kyung R ^c   Lee, Jong Y ^c   Lee, Yong H ^c   Kwon, Ohyun ^a   Kim, Sookil ^d  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Health College   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^d Kosin University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Borosilicate; Ultramicrocylindrical ionization chamber (UCIC)

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BOROSILICATE; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; POLYSTYRENE PHANTOM; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SUPPORTING SYSTEMS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; ULTRAMICROCYLINDRICAL IONIZATION CHAMBER (UCIC);

DOSIMETRY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOSURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0035087903     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1350437     Document Type: Article

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