Microdosimetric investigations in a proton therapy beam with sequentially etched CR-39 track detectors

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 353-358

  Luszik Bhadra, M ^a   D'Errico, F ^b,c   Lusini, L ^b   Wiegel, B ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0010656177     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031752     Document Type: Article

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