Perturbation correction factors for the NACP-02 plane-parallel ionization chamber in water in high-energy electron beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1221-1235

  Verhaegen, F ^a   Zakikhani, R ^a   DuSautoy, A ^b   Palmans, H ^b   Bostock, G ^b   Shipley, D ^b   Seuntjens, J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WATER;

BACKSCATTER EXPERIMENTS; CYLINDRICAL IONIZATION CHAMBER; HIGHER ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION CHAMBER;

IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALUMINUM; ELECTRONS; GRAPHITE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 33144474321     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/5/012     Document Type: Article

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