Measurement of backscattered x-ray spectra at the water surface in the energy range 60 kV to 120 kV

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1205-1217

  Aoki, Kiyoshi ^a   Koyama, Masaki ^a  

^a Komazawa Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DETECTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SILICON; TUNGSTEN; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

WATER SURFACE;

MEDICINE;

SILICON; TUNGSTEN; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; COMPTON EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

ALUMINUM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0037035359     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/7/314     Document Type: Article

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