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Comparison of absorbed doses in water and solid water for electron beams. 1992

S C Prasad

Department of Radiology, SUNY, Syracuse 13210.

Solid water, as a substitute for water, has become commercially available for dosimetry measurements. A study was undertaken to compare the dose in water and solid water respectively for 6, 9, 12, 16 and 20 MeV electron beams. Measurements using ion chamber show that the dose in water is higher than the dose in solid water by 1% for 6, 9, and 12 MeV electrons. For 16 and 20 MeV electrons, the dose in water and solid water are the same within the uncertainty of our measurements.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008961	Models, Structural	A representation, generally small in scale, to show the structure, construction, or appearance of something. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Model, Structural,Structural Model,Structural Models
D011879	Radiotherapy Dosage	The total amount of radiation absorbed by tissues as a result of radiotherapy.	Dosage, Radiotherapy,Dosages, Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Dosages
D004583	Electrons	Stable elementary particles having the smallest known negative charge, present in all elements; also called negatrons. Positively charged electrons are called positrons. The numbers, energies and arrangement of electrons around atomic nuclei determine the chemical identities of elements. Beams of electrons are called CATHODE RAYS.	Fast Electrons,Negatrons,Positrons,Electron,Electron, Fast,Electrons, Fast,Fast Electron,Negatron,Positron
D000042	Absorption	The physical or physiological processes by which substances, tissue, cells, etc. take up or take in other substances or energy.
D014867	Water	A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Hydrogen Oxide