Percentage depth dose evaluation in heterogeneous media using thermoluminescent dosimetry

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-127

  da Rosa, L A R ^a   Cardoso, S C ^b   Campos, L T ^a   Alves, V G L ^b   Batista, D V S ^c   Facure, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

15MV; Lung heterogeneity; Small field size; Thermoluminescent detector

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954276188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i1.2947     Document Type: Article

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