CVD diamond detectors as dosimeters for radiotherapy
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The use of diamonds detectors in radiotherapy and its potential advantages over silicon diodes and ionisation chambers is reviewed. Preliminary results on the performance of CVD diamond detectors in an X-ray beam will be presented. While the devices are sufficiently sensitive, applications as dosimeters are at present limited by time dependent effects. Prospects for further work are described. C.M Buttar, Dept. of Physics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, U.K. Tel: +44 (0)114 22 24558 Fax: +44 (0)114 272 8079 email: [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 1997