The experimental determination of C lambda using an absorbed dose calorimeter.
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Williams, Peter CAffiliation
Regional Dept. of Medical Phys. & Bioengng., Christie Hospital, Manchester, UKIssue Date
1980-01
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The absorbed dose conversion factors, C lambda, were introduced, by Greene and Massey, as an interim measure until a primary standard for high energy photon dosimetry could be established. The theoretical basis of these factors has been discussed extensively and a more rigorous definition has emerged. Experiments have been carried out to determine the values of C lambda, for a Tufnol walled, Baldwin-Farmer ionisation chamber over a range of energies from cobalt-60 to 12 MV. The experimental results, based on measurements with a calorimeter, presented here support the more rigorous definition but it is shown that the values obtained depend, to a small extent, on the assumptions made about the detailed construction of the ionisation chamber for which C lambda is measured.Citation
The experimental determination of C lambda using an absorbed dose calorimeter. 1980, 25 (1):77-84 Phys Med BiolJournal
Physics in Medicine and BiologyDOI
10.1088/0031-9155/25/1/007PubMed ID
7360794Type
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0031-9155ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1088/0031-9155/25/1/007
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