Estimation of free electron fraction value p for a parallel-plate ionization chamber in high dose per pulse IORT electron beams(341 views) Liuzzi R, Salvatore M, Cella L
World Congress On Medical Physics And Biomedical Engineering (ISSN: 1680-07379783642034725), 2009; 25(1): 998-1000.
Keywords: Free Electrons, Iort, Parallel Plate Ionization Chamber, Absorbed Dose, Correction Factors, Experimental Data, High Dose-Per-Pulse, High Energy Electron Beams, Intra-Operative, Ion Recombination, Primary Standards, Water Value, Biomedical Engineering, Dosimetry, Electron Optics, Estimation, Ionization Of Liquids, Linear Accelerators, Oncology, Particle Detectors, Physics, Radiation Chemistry, Radiotherapy,
Affiliations: *** IBB - CNR ***
Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (C.N.R), Via Pansini 5, Napoli, Italy
Dipartimento di Diagnostica Per Immagini e Radioterapia, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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Estimation of free electron fraction value p for a parallel-plate ionization chamber in high dose per pulse IORT electron beams