Protocols for the dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams: A comparison of the IAEA TRS-398 and previous international Codes of Practice

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 3033-3053

  Andreo, Pedro ^a   Saiful Huq, M ^b   Westermark, Mathias ^c   Song, Haijun ^b   Tilikidis, Aris ^c   Dewerd, Larry ^d   Shortt, Ken ^e  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

HIGH-ENERGY PHOTONS;

DOSIMETRY;

WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; ELECTRON BEAM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOTHERAPY; STANDARD;

AIR; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PHOTONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; WATER;

EID: 0037037134     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/17/301     Document Type: Article

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