Characteristics of the absorbed dose to water standard at ENEA

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 657-674

  Guerra, A S ^a   Laitano, R F ^a   Pimpinella, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIMETER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029875259     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/4/006     Document Type: Article

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