Monte Carlo calculations of beam quality correction factors kQ for electron dosimetry with a parallel-plate Roos chamber

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1595-1607

  Zink, K ^a   Wulff, J ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE MITTELHESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ELECTRON DOSIMETRY; PERTURBATION CORRECTION; PLANE-PARALLEL CHAMBERS;

BEAM QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 41049084141     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/6/006     Document Type: Article

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