Calibration of low-energy electron beams from a mobile linear accelerator with plane-parallel chambers using both TG-51 and TG-21 protocols

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Beddar, A S ^a   Tailor, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

CALIBRATION PROTOCOLS; CYLINDRICAL CHAMBERS; LOW-ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LABORATORY TEST; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY;

CALIBRATION; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRONS; IONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; WATER;

EID: 2342627921     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/8/N02     Document Type: Article

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