Characterization of the water-equivalent material WTe for use in electron beam dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1885-1893

  McEwen, M R ^a,b   DuSautoy, A R ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELECTRON BEAMS; EPOXY RESINS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ION CHAMBER DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

EPOXY RESIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIOTHERAPY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ELECTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 0038783611     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/13/302     Document Type: Article

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