The measurement of backscatter factors of kilovoltage X-ray beams using Gafchromic™ EBT2 film

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-266

  Smith, L ^a   Hill, R ^a   Nakano, M ^a   Kim, J ^a   Kuncic, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backscatter factors; Gafchromic film; Kilovoltage X rays

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; BACKSCATTER FACTORS; ENERGY RANGES; FIELD SIZE; GAFCHROMIC EBT; GAFCHROMIC FILMS; ISO GUM; KILOVOLTAGE X-RAYS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; OPTICAL DENSITIES; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY BEAM;

BACKSCATTERING; DOSIMETRY; PUBLISHING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

X RAYS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; REPRODUCIBILITY; X RAY; X RAY FILM;

MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WATER; X-RAY FILM; X-RAYS;

EID: 80051679396     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-011-0073-5     Document Type: Article

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