Reference radiochromic film dosimetry: Review of technical aspects

Physica Medica - Tập 32 Số 4 - Trang 541-556 - 2016
Slobodan Dević1, Nada Tomic1, David F. Lewis2
1Medical Physics Unit, Department of Radiation Oncology, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2RCF Consulting, LLC, 54 Benedict Road, Monroe, Connecticut 06468

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