An experimental and Monte Carlo investigation of the energy dependence of alanine/EPR dosimetry: II. Clinical electron beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1119-1129

  Zeng, G G ^a,b   McEwen, M R ^a   Rogers, D W O ^a,c   Klassen, N V ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; WATERPROOFING;

CLINICAL ELECTRON BEAMS; DOSE RATES; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; WATERPROOF HOLDERS;

DOSIMETRY;

ALANINE; COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALANINE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 16444372247     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/6/006     Document Type: Article

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