A new method for an improved determination of continuous photon fluence spectra for X-ray tube voltages up to 150 kV

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 370-375

  Schneider, Thorsten ^a   Kramer, H M ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FILTRATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY TUBE;

ALGORITHMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAYS;

EID: 33846073453     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl058     Document Type: Article

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