Published June 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Injector pulse counter for a linear accelerator

  • 1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Description

A pulse counter has been added to the control circuits of a linear accelerator to measure and display the number of radiation-producing pulses per second. This information has proved to be essential in monitoring the performance of the accelerator and in diagnosing the cause of operational problems

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
6
Series
Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.
Journal Page Range
847-848
ISSN
0360-3016

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12638664
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
COUNTING CIRCUITS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PULSE TECHNIQUES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; MEDICINE; THERAPY