Effect of electron contamination of a 6 MV x-ray beam on near surface diode dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 6471-6482

  Edwards, C R ^a   Mountford, P J ^a   Moloney, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONTAMINATION; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DOSAGE; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

AXIS DETECTORS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON CONTRIBUTION; SURFACE DIODE DOSIMETRY;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

ARTICLE; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON RADIATION; KNOWLEDGE BASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; X RAY; X RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33846865600     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/24/013     Document Type: Article

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