Determination of RW3-to-water mass-energy absorption coefficient ratio for absolute dosimetry

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-558

  Seet, Katrina Y T ^a   Hanlon, Peta M ^a   Charles, Paul H ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Plastic water; RW3; Solid phantom

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; CONVERSION FACTOR; CORRECTION FACTORS; DOSIMETRY MEASUREMENT; MASS ENERGY ABSORPTION; MONTE CARLO MODELING; PHOTON BEAMS; RW3; SOLID PHANTOM; SOLID WATER;

DOSIMETRY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; POLYSTYRENES; RADIOLOGY;

WATER ABSORPTION;

POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYSTYRENES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WATER;

EID: 84856226941     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-011-0102-4     Document Type: Article

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