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Replacement correction ( P repl ) for ion chamber dosimetry
Author(s) -
Khan Faiz M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.596597
Subject(s) - ionization chamber , dosimetry , ionization , ion , displacement (psychology) , physics , nuclear medicine , point (geometry) , optics , materials science , atomic physics , mathematics , geometry , medicine , psychology , quantum mechanics , psychotherapist
The use of replacement correction when depth dose distribution is measured with a cylindrical ion chamber is discussed. A review of relevant data shows that the displacement of the effective point of measurement is an appropriate method to make replacement correction for the entire depth ionization curve.