The effects of size and shape of the irradiation vessel on the response of some chemical dosimetry systems to photon irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 653-662

  Miljanić, Saveta ^a   Razěm, Dušan ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,2,4 TRIMETHYLPENTANE; ALCOHOL; CHLOROBENZENE; FERROUS SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; FERROUS SULFATE DOSIMETER; GAMMA RADIATION; RADIATION RESPONSE;

EID: 0029887882     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-806X(95)00061-2     Document Type: Article

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