Monte Carlo calculation of the sensitivity of a commercial dose calibrator to gamma and beta radiation

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1614-1622

  Laedermann, Jean Pascal ^a   Valley, Jean François ^a   Bulling, Shelley ^a   Bochud, François O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; DEPOSITS;

CONTAINER WALLS; DEPOSIT ENERGY; DETECTION PROCESS; MEASURING CONDITIONS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; MONTE CARLO CODES; SENSITIVE VOLUME; SENSITIVITY INCREASE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CESIUM 137; COBALT 57; COBALT 60; ERBIUM 169; IODINE 131; PHOSPHORUS 32; RADIOISOTOPE; RHENIUM 186; SAMARIUM 153; STRONTIUM 89; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 3042601103     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1755181     Document Type: Article

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