Primary standards and dosimetry protocols for brachytherapy sources

Metrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Soares, C G ^a   Douysset, G ^b   Mitch, M G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA PARTICLES; BRACHYTHERAPY; PRIMARY STANDARDS;

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

STANDARDS;

EID: 65249125216     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/46/2/S06     Document Type: Article

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