2008
Photon energy spectrum emitted by a novel polymer‐encapsulated source and its effect on the dose rate constant
Khan S, Chen ZJ, Nath R. Photon energy spectrum emitted by a novel polymer‐encapsulated source and its effect on the dose rate constant. Medical Physics 2008, 35: 1403-1406. PMID: 18491535, PMCID: PMC2673625, DOI: 10.1118/1.2870231.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Photon spectrometry for the determination of the dose‐rate constant of low‐energy photon‐emitting brachytherapy sources
Chen ZJ, Nath R. Photon spectrometry for the determination of the dose‐rate constant of low‐energy photon‐emitting brachytherapy sources. Medical Physics 2007, 34: 1412-1430. PMID: 17500473, DOI: 10.1118/1.2713217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoton spectrometry techniquePhoton spectrometryHigh-resolution gamma-ray spectrometerDosimetry techniquesLow-energy photonsPhoton energy spectrumMono-energetic photonsGamma-ray spectrometerLow-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sourcesBrachytherapy sourcesLow-energy sourcesAbsolute dosimeterPhoton characteristicsEnergy dependenceDetector sensitivityDetector sizeSolid phantomDose rate measurementsPhotonsDosimetric propertiesRadiation dosimetryDose rate constantDose rateSpectrometry techniquesAccurate measurement