New constant-temperature operating mode for graphite calorimeter at LNE-LNHB

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 4035-4052

  Daures, J ^a   Ostrowsky, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AUTOMATION; CALORIMETRY; FEEDBACK; GRAPHITE; HEAT TRANSFER; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOANALYSIS;

ELECTRICAL CALIBRATIONS; JACKET TEMPERATURES; QUASI-ADIABATIC MODE; THERMAL FEEDBACK;

CALORIMETERS;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CALORIMETER; COBALT THERAPY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEAT TRANSFER; IMAGE QUALITY; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION MONITOR; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ALGORITHMS; CALORIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GRAPHITE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 24044484774     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/17/008     Document Type: Article

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