Heat conduction effects during the calorimetric determination of absorbed dose to water in radiotherapy beams

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 445, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-132

  Krauss, A ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose to water; Heat conduction calculation; Radiotherapy beams; Scanned beam; Transportable calorimeter

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; DOSIMETRY; HEAT CONDUCTION; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION;

ABSORBED DOSE TO WATER; HEAT CONDUCTION CALCULATION; RADIOTHERAPY BEAMS; SCANNED BEAM; TRANSPORTABLE CALORIMETERS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 33744542366     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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