Extrapolated surface dose measurements using a NdFeB magnetic deflector for 6 MV x-ray beams

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-51

  Damrongkijudom, N ^a   Butson, Martin ^a,b   Rosenfeld, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electron contamination; Extrapolation technique; Radiographic film; Surface dose

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILMS;

ELECTRON CONTAMINATION; MAGNETIC DEFLECTOR; RADIOGRAPHIC FILM; SURFACE DOSE; X-RAY BEAMS;

SKIN;

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; X RAY FILM;

EID: 34247866380     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178409     Document Type: Article

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