Response analysis of TLD-300 dosimeters in heavy-particle beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1665-1678

  Loncol, Th ^a   Hamal, M ^a   Denis, J M ^a   Vynckier, S ^a   Wambersie, A ^a   Scalliet, P ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION;

CARBON; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; CYCLOTRONS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER;

EID: 0029802784     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/9/007     Document Type: Article

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