Depth dependence of the single chamber response function of the I’mRT MatriXX array in a 6 MV photon beam

Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik - Tập 23 - Trang 270-278 - 2013
Saleh Alashrah1,2, Sivamany Kandaiya2, Liang Soo Lum3, Soon Keong Cheng3
1Department of Physics, College of Science, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
2School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
3Mt Miriam Hospital, Penang, Malaysia

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