Generalization of the variance-covariance method for microdosimetric measurements I. Basic equations and estimation formulae for constant and time-varying fields

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-115

  Kellerer, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COVARIANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICRODOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; VARIANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030003085     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02434033     Document Type: Article

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