Comparison of p-type commercial electron diodes for in vivo dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-56

  Marre, D ^a   Marinello, G ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diodes; Electron beams; Film dosimetry; In vivo dosimetry; Ionization chamber

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

DIRECTIONAL EFFECTS; ELECTRON BEAM ENERGY; FILM DOSIMETRY; IN-VIVO; IRRADIATION FIELDS; PLANE PARALLEL IONIZATION CHAMBER; SENSITIVITY VARIATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

DIODES;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIODE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; IN VIVO STUDY; IONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 1642495643     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1630492     Document Type: Article

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