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Dosimetric comparison of extended dose range film with ionization measurements in water and lung equivalent heterogeneous media exposed to megavoltage photons

dc.contributor.authorCharland, Paule M.
dc.contributor.authorChetty, Indrin J.
dc.contributor.authorYokoyama, Shigeru
dc.contributor.authorFraass, Benedick A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-10T19:08:15Z
dc.date.available2017-01-10T19:08:15Z
dc.date.issued2003-12
dc.identifier.citationCharland, Paule M.; Chetty, Indrin J.; Yokoyama, Shigeru; Fraass, Benedick A. (2003). "Dosimetric comparison of extended dose range film with ionization measurements in water and lung equivalent heterogeneous media exposed to megavoltage photons." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 4(1): 25-39.
dc.identifier.issn1526-9914
dc.identifier.issn1526-9914
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/135483
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.subject.otherphoton beam dosimetry
dc.subject.otherlung
dc.subject.otherfilm dosimetry
dc.titleDosimetric comparison of extended dose range film with ionization measurements in water and lung equivalent heterogeneous media exposed to megavoltage photons
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMedicine (General)
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135483/1/acm20025.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1120/jacmp.v4i1.2539
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
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