Feasibility Study of the microDiamond Detector for Measurement of Small Field Photon Beam |
Lee, Chang Yeol
(Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inha University)
Kim, Woo Chul (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inha University) Kim, Hun Jeong (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inha University) Ji, Young Hoon (Research Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) Kim, Kum Bae (Research Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) Lee, Sang Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Kwandong University) Min, Chul Kee (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) Jo, Gwang Hwan (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) Shin, Dong Oh (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University) Kim, Seong Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Huh, Hyun Do (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inha University) |
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