Monte Carlo calculated absorbed-dose energy dependence of EBT and EBT2 film

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1110-1116

  Sutherland, J G H ^a   Rogers, D W O ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose energy dependence; EBT; EBT2; EGSnrc; Monte Carlo; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; EMULSIFICATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; WATER ABSORPTION;

EBT2; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; EGSNRC; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; MASS ENERGY ABSORPTION; NUMBER OF ELECTRONS; PHOTON ENERGY RANGE; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

DRIERS (MATERIALS);

EID: 77749292421     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3301574     Document Type: Article

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