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title

A three-source model for the calculation of head scatter factors (English)

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Yong Yang

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Lei Xing

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Arthur L Boyer

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Yixin Song

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Yimin Hu

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language of work or name

English

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publication date

1 September 2002

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number of pages

10

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published in

Medical Physics

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volume

29

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issue

9

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page(s)

2024-2033

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Head scatter data for several linear accelerators (4-18 MV).

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1118/1.1500767

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