Radiophysical characteristics of different detectors for use in dosimetry;Strahlenphysikalische Einflussgrößen bei der Dosimetrie mit verschiedenen Detektortypen

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-179

  Schwedas, Michael ^a   Scheithauer, Marcel ^a   Wiezorek, Tilo ^a   Wendt, Thomas G ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; lateral electron equilibrium; narrow and wide beam; scattered photons; shielded and unshielded diode

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; PHOTON; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PHYSICS; PHYSICS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

PHOTONS; PHYSICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547401488     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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