Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 89-96 , April 2011

A liquid-filled ionization chamber for high precision relative dosimetry

  • D.M. González-Castaño

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Investigación en Radiofísica, Departamento de Física de Partículas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • F. Gómez

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Investigación en Radiofísica, Departamento de Física de Partículas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • ,
  • L. Brualla

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Radiofísica, ERESA, Hospital Universitario de Valencia, Spain
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  • J.V. Roselló

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Radiofísica, ERESA, Hospital Universitario de Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • D. Planes

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Radiofísica, ERESA, Hospital de Elche, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Sánchez

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Radiofísica, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Pombar

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Radiofísica, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Received 25 May 2009 ,Revised 31 March 2010 ,Accepted 28 April 2010.

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PII: S1120-1797(10)00026-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2010.04.002

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 89-96 , April 2011

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