A preliminary dosimetric characterization of chemical vapor deposition diamond detector prototypes in photon and electron radiotherapy beams

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 389-395

  Fidanzio, A ^a   Azario, L ^a   Kalish, R ^b   Avigal, Y ^b   Conte, G ^c   Ascarelli, P ^d   Piermattei, A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

CVD; Radiotherapy dosimetry; Synthetic diamond

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIAMOND FILMS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOTHERAPY; SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION DIAMOND; COEFFICIENT VALUES; DIAMOND DETECTORS; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; DOSE RATE DEPENDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; MICROWAVE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND FILMS;

PHOTONS;

DIAMOND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL VAPOR; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; VAPOR;

EID: 14644403001     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1851887     Document Type: Article

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