The central electrode correction factor for high-Z electrodes in small ionization chambers

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1081-1088

  Muir, B R ^a   Rogers, D W O ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

central electrode factor; EGSnrc; ionization chambers; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHANTOMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS;

ALUMINUM ELECTRODES; CENTRAL ELECTRODE FACTOR; CORRECTION FACTORS; EGSNRC; ELECTRODE EFFECTS; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; REFERENCE CONDITION;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 79551679033     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3532818     Document Type: Article

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