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A protocol for the determination of absorbed dose from high‐energy photon and electron beams
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Radiological PhysicistsMeasurementRadiation ExposureHigh‐energy PhotonElectron BeamsTreatment VerificationRadiation ProtectionRadiation TestingRadiation GenerationCalibrationInstrumentationRadiation ImagingRadiation OncologyNuclear MedicineRadiologyHealth SciencesRadiation DetectionPhysicsMedical ImagingRadiation MonitoringIonizing RadiationRadiation TransportRadiometryParticle Beam PhysicsDosimetryNew QuantityCavity‐gas Calibration FactorRadiation DoseMedicine
A protocol is given to provide radiological physicists with an accurate means of measuring radiation doses on phantoms. Plastics, as well as water, are considered as phantoms. A new quantity, the cavity‐gas calibration factor, is introduced.(AIP)