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Experimental investigation of GafChromic® EBT3 intrinsic energy dependence with kilovoltage x rays, 137Cs, and 60Co
dc.contributor.authorHammer, Cliff G.
dc.contributor.authorRosen, Benjamin Saul
dc.contributor.authorFagerstrom, Jessica M.
dc.contributor.authorCulberson, Wesley S.
dc.contributor.authorDeWerd, Larry A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-05T16:36:21Z
dc.date.available2019-03-01T21:00:18Zen
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.identifier.citationHammer, Cliff G.; Rosen, Benjamin Saul; Fagerstrom, Jessica M.; Culberson, Wesley S.; DeWerd, Larry A. (2018). "Experimental investigation of GafChromic® EBT3 intrinsic energy dependence with kilovoltage x rays, 137Cs, and 60Co." Medical Physics 45(1): 448-459.
dc.identifier.issn0094-2405
dc.identifier.issn2473-4209
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/141567
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherCRC Press
dc.subject.otherradiochromic film
dc.subject.othersingle‐hit model
dc.subject.otherradiation dosimetry
dc.subject.otherenergy dependence
dc.subject.othermicrodosimetry
dc.titleExperimental investigation of GafChromic® EBT3 intrinsic energy dependence with kilovoltage x rays, 137Cs, and 60Co
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMedicine (General)
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/141567/1/mp12682_am.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/141567/2/mp12682.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/mp.12682
dc.identifier.sourceMedical Physics
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