Energy response of EBT3 radiochromic films: Implications for dosimetry in kilovoltage range

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 331-338

  Eduardo Villarreal Barajas, J ^a,b   Khan, Rao F H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

EBT3 films; Energy response; Kilovoltage dosimetry; Orthovoltage dosimetry; Radiochromic film dosimetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891750692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v15i1.4439     Document Type: Article

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