The effect of ambient pressure on well chamber response: Experimental results with empirical correction factors

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 700-709

  Griffin, S L ^a   DeWerd, L A ^a   Micka, J A ^a   Bohm, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Brachytherapy; Pressure; Well chamber

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; PHOTONS; PRESSURE; RADIOTHERAPY; SEA LEVEL;

ALTITUDE; BRACHYTHERAPY; EMPIRICAL CORRECTION FACTOR; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; LOW ENERGY PHOTON SOURCE; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; PRESSURIZED CHAMBERS; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ALTITUDE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 15744363186     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1861157     Document Type: Article

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