Measurement of Skin Dose and Percentage Depth Does in Build-up Region Using a Fiber-optic Dosimeter |
Cho, Dong-Hyun
(School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University)
Jang, Kyoung-Won (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) Yoo, Wook-Jae (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) Seo, Jeong-Ki (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) Heo, Ji-Yeon (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) Lee, Bong-Soo (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) Cho, Young-Ho (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health & Medical Science, Catholic University of Daegu) |
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