A convolution model for obtaining the response of an ionization chamber in static non standard fields

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 482-491

  Gonzalez Castano D M ^a   González, L Brualla ^b   Gago Arias, M A ^a   Pardo Montero, J ^a   Gomez F ^a   Luna Vega, V ^c   Sanchez M ^c   Lobato, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

convolution superposition; correction factors; nonreference dosimetry

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHANTOMS;

COMPOSITE FIELDS; CONVOLUTION MODEL; CONVOLUTION/SUPERPOSITION; CORRECTION FACTORS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; TREATMENT VERIFICATION;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 84855429014     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3666777     Document Type: Article

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