Effective point of measurement of cylindrical ionization chambers for heavy charged particles

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 599-607

  Jakel O ^a   Hartmann, G H ^b   Heeg, P ^b   Schardt, D ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

HEAVY IONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 0343674748     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/3/303     Document Type: Article

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