Kilovoltage x-ray dosimetry - An experimental comparison between different dosimetry protocols

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4431-4442

  Munck Af Rosenschöld, Per ^a   Nilsson, Per ^a   Knöös, Tommy ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COPPER; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING;

ABSORBED DOSE; CALIBRATION METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MONTE CARLO; REFERENCE CONDITIONS; WATER PHANTOM;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

WATER;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACHINE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY;

PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 51849167775     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/16/014     Document Type: Article

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