A new approach to the determination of air kerma using primary-standard cavity ionization chambers

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 929-942

  Burns, D T ^a  

^a PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DEPOSITION; DRUG DOSAGE; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CAVITY IONIZATION; CHARGED-PARTICLE EQUILIBRIUM; GEOMETRICAL MODEL; PRIMARY-STANDARD CAVITY IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

IONIZATION;

COBALT 60;

AIR; AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION RESPONSE; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; SURFACE CHARGE; THEORY;

AIR; ALGORITHMS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645501970     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/4/012     Document Type: Article

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