Construction of anthropomorphic phantoms for use in dosimetry studies

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-204

  Winslow, James F ^a   Hyer, Daniel E ^a   Fisher, Ryan F ^a   Tien, Christopher J ^a   Hintenlang, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic phantom; Dosimetry; Organ dose; Tissue equivalent material

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749270494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v10i3.2986     Document Type: Article

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