Medicine and ionizing radiation: Metrology requirements

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 5, Issue 8 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 921-931

  Chavaudra, Jean ^a   Chauvenet, Bruno ^b   Wambersie, André ^c  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Dosimetry; Ionizing Radiation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 10144230697     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2004.09.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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