An investigation into the source of low energy scattered radiation of significance in film dosimetry.

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 139-143

  Wang, Yang ^a   Cross, P ^a   Zealey, W ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Background; Cerenkov radiation; Film dosimetry; Optical density; Scatter

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTRON BEAMS; ERROR CORRECTION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; SCANNING; SCATTERING; THIN FILMS; X RAYS;

PENUMBRAL TAIL;

DOSIMETRY;

HALIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON BEAM; EMULSION; FILM DOSIMETER; IONIZING RADIATION; LIGHT; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY;

EID: 0036709060     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178775     Document Type: Article

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