Dosimetric parameters for small field sizes using Fricke xylenol gel, thermoluminescent and film dosimeters, and an ionization chamber

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1431-1439

  Calcina, Carmen S Guzmán ^a,b   De Oliveira, Lucas N ^a   De Almeida, Carlos E ^b   De Almeida, Adelaide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

FIELD SIZES;

DOSIMETRY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; FRICKE XYLENOL GEL; GEL; IONIZATION CHAMBER; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247268251     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/5/014     Document Type: Article

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