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Effective energy measurement using radiochromic film: application of a mobile scanner

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
Volume 22 (2016): Issue 4 (December 2016)
By: Tatsuhiro Gotanda,  Toshizo Katsuda,  Rumi Gotanda,  Tadao Kuwano,  Takuya Akagawa,  Nobuyoshi Tanki,  Akihiko Tabuchi,  Tetsunori Shimono,  Yasuyuki Kawaji and  Yoshihiro Takeda  
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|Dec 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjmpe-2016-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
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Language: English
Page range: 85 - 92
Submitted on: Jul 19, 2016
Accepted on: Nov 3, 2016
Published on: Dec 30, 2016
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
radiochromic film,
effective energy,
half-value layer,
mobile scanner,
flat bed scanner
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Biomedical engineering,
Physics,
Technical and applied physics,
Medical physics

© 2016 Tatsuhiro Gotanda, Toshizo Katsuda, Rumi Gotanda, Tadao Kuwano, Takuya Akagawa, Nobuyoshi Tanki, Akihiko Tabuchi, Tetsunori Shimono, Yasuyuki Kawaji, Yoshihiro Takeda, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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