An experimental and Monte Carlo investigation of the energy dependence of alanine/EPR dosimetry: I. Clinical x-ray beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 257-270

  Zeng, G G ^a   McEwen, M R ^a   Rogers, D W O ^a   Klassen, N V ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROMETERS; X RAYS;

BEAM QUALITY; ENERGY DEPENDENCE;

DOSIMETRY;

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; SPECTROMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; X RAY;

ALANINE; CALIBRATION; CALORIMETRY; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; X-RAYS;

EID: 0942266358     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/2/006     Document Type: Article

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