Small field diode correction factors derived using an air core fibre optic scintillation dosimeter and EBT2 film

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2587-2602

  Ralston, Anna ^a   Liu, Paul ^a,b   Warrener, Kirbie ^c,d   McKenzie, David ^b   Suchowerska, Natalka ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CORE; CORRECTION FACTORS; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; FIELD SIZE; FLUENCES; LIGHT GUIDES; OUTPUT FACTORS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; RADIOCHROMIC FILM; SILICON DIODE DETECTORS; WATER EQUIVALENT;

DETECTORS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

DIODES;

GLASS FIBER;

AIR; ARTICLE; FILM DOSIMETER; INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

AIR; FILM DOSIMETRY; OPTICAL FIBERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

EID: 84860209844     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/9/2587     Document Type: Article

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