Evaluation of MOSFETs for entrance dose dosimetry for 6 and 10 MV photons with a custom made build up cap

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-126

  Morton, J P ^a,b   Bhat, M ^a,b   Kovendy, A ^c   Williams, T ^a  

^a Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c North Coast Cancer Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Entrance dose; In vivo dosimetry; MOSFET; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETRY; MOSFET DEVICES; PHOTONS;

ENTRANCE DOSE; IN VITRO DOSIMETRY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNCTION TEST; IN VIVO STUDY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547092707     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178416     Document Type: Article

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