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A standard Fricke dosimeter compared to an ionization chamber used for dosimetric characterization of 60Co photon beam Cover

A standard Fricke dosimeter compared to an ionization chamber used for dosimetric characterization of 60Co photon beam

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
Volume 22 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)
By: Ouiza Moussous and  Toufik Medjadj  
Open Access
|Jul 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjmpe-2016-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
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Language: English
Page range: 19 - 24
Published on: Jul 2, 2016
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Fricke dosimeter,
dosimetric parameters,
radiotherapy,
60Co,
ionization chamber
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Biomedical engineering,
Physics,
Technical and applied physics,
Medical physics

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