The effect of very small air gaps on small field dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 6947-6960

  Charles, P H ^a   Crowe, S B ^a   Kairn, T ^a,b   Kenny, J ^c   Lehmann, J ^c   Lye, J ^c   Dunn, L ^c   Hill, B ^b   Knight, R T ^b   Langton, C M ^a   Trapp, J V ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; AIR-GAPS; DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC EQUILIBRIUM; FIELD SIZE; LIQUID WATER; MONTE CARLO MODEL; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PHOTON FIELDS; SOLID PHANTOMS; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; USER CODES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

DOSIMETRY;

AIR; ARTICLE; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY;

AIR; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84868029448     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/21/6947     Document Type: Article

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