Experimental and Monte Carlo-simulated spectra of standard mammography-quality beams

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1013, 2012, Pages 629-635

  David, Mariano G ^a   Pires, E J ^a   Bernal, M A ^a,b   Peixoto, J G ^c   Dealmeida, C E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION BEAM; SPECTROMETRY;

HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAYS;

EID: 84860911025     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/73088072     Document Type: Article

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