Dose build-up behind air cavities for Co-60, 4, 6 and 8 MV. Measurements and Monte Carlo simulations

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 5937-5950

  Behrens, C F ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LIGHT SOURCES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TUMORS;

AIR CAVITIES; CHAMBER MEASUREMENTS; PHANTOM; PHOTON BEAMS;

DOSIMETRY;

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 33846886965     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/22/015     Document Type: Article

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