Some specific features of ionization chamber calibrations in linac x-ray beams at the LNE-LNHB

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Delaunay, F ^a   Ostrowsky, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PHOTONS;

BEAM QUALITIES; CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS; LINAC PHOTON BEAMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; IONIZING RADIATION; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

CALIBRATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 34249025749     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/9/N02     Document Type: Article

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