Determination of water absorbed dose in a carbon ion beam using thimble ionization chambers

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1193-1206

  Hartmannt, G H ^a   Jakel O ^a   Heeg, P ^b   Karger, C P ^a   Kriessbach A ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; WATER;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALIBRATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS;

AIR; BIOPHYSICS; CARBON; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WATER;

EID: 0344655664     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/5/008     Document Type: Article

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