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Original Article

Absorbed Dose in Water: Comparison of Several Methods Using a Liquid Ionization Chamber

O. Mattsson DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION PHYSICS, SAHLGRENSKA SJUKHUSET, GöTEBORG; THE RADIATION PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF UMEÅ, UMEÅ, SWEDEN; THE CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
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H. Svensson DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION PHYSICS, SAHLGRENSKA SJUKHUSET, GöTEBORG; THE RADIATION PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF UMEÅ, UMEÅ, SWEDEN; THE CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
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G. Wickman DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION PHYSICS, SAHLGRENSKA SJUKHUSET, GöTEBORG; THE RADIATION PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF UMEÅ, UMEÅ, SWEDEN; THE CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
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S. R. Domen DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION PHYSICS, SAHLGRENSKA SJUKHUSET, GöTEBORG; THE RADIATION PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF UMEÅ, UMEÅ, SWEDEN; THE CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
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J. S. Pruitt DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION PHYSICS, SAHLGRENSKA SJUKHUSET, GöTEBORG; THE RADIATION PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF UMEÅ, UMEÅ, SWEDEN; THE CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
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R. Loevinger DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION PHYSICS, SAHLGRENSKA SJUKHUSET, GöTEBORG; THE RADIATION PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF UMEÅ, UMEÅ, SWEDEN; THE CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
Pages 235-240 | Accepted 02 Feb 1989, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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