Energy response simulation of 4π gamma ionization chambers using Monte Carlo technique

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2840-2844

  Aleissa, Khalid A ^a  

^a King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Detector calibration; Detector energy response; Ionization chamber; Monte Carlo simulation; Secondary standards dosimetry laboratory

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONIZATION OF GASES;

AXIAL DISPLACEMENTS; AXIAL POSITIONS; DETECTOR CALIBRATION; DETECTOR ENERGY; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; LOW ENERGY REGIONS; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; SECONDARY STANDARD;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0036912909     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1523407     Document Type: Article

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