Computation of conversion coefficients relating air Kerma to Hp(0.07,α), Hp(10,α), and H*(10) for x-ray narrow spectrum from 40 to 140 kV

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-284

  Kharrati, Hedi ^a   Zarrad, Boubaker ^a  

^a University of Monastir   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Beam quality; Conversion coefficients; Dose equivalent quantities; Radiation protection; X ray spectrum

Indexed keywords

BEAM QUALITY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIATION PROTECTION; X RAY SPECTROGRAPHS;

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE; COMPUTATION METHODS; CONVERSION COEFFICIENTS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; DOSE EQUIVALENT; FILTRATION MATERIALS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONS; X RAY SPECTRUM;

X RAYS;

TUNGSTEN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; SIMULATION; X RAY;

EID: 1242316314     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1637968     Document Type: Article

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