Absolute dose measurements by means of a small cylindrical ionization chamber for very high dose per pulse high energy electron beams

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 952-958

  Karaj, E ^a   Righi, S ^a   Di Martino, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dose per pulse; Inclined applicators; IORT; Ksat; Small cylindrical ionization chamber

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

CORRECTION FACTORS; DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE PER PULSE; HIGH DOSE-PER-PULSE; HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS; IORT; KSAT; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

ELECTRONS;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOCHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 33847663700     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2436979     Document Type: Article

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