Measurement of ultrasonic attenuation coefficient in polymer gel dosimeters

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Mather, Melissa L ^a   Charles, Paul H ^a   Baldock, Clive ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DOSIMETERS; GELS; ULTRASONICS;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

DENSITOMETRY; GELS; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0142213216     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/20/N01     Document Type: Note

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