Systematic variations in polymer gel dosimeter calibration due to container influence and deviations from water equivalence

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3991-4005

  Taylor, M L ^a   Franich, R D ^a   Johnston, P N ^a   Millar, R M ^b   Trapp, J V ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; GELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMERS; WATER;

CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; WATER EQUIVALENCE; WATER PHANTOM;

DOSIMETERS;

POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DOSIMETRY; ERROR; GEL; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 34250321745     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/13/022     Document Type: Article

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