Radiation-induced light in optical fibers and plastic scintillators: application to brachytherapy dosimetry

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 3, 1996, Pages 2077-2084

  Arnfield, Mark R ^a   Gaballa, Hani E ^a   Zwicker, Robert D ^a   Islam, Quazi ^a   Schmidt Ullrich, Rupert ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; IRIDIUM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LUMINESCENCE; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS;

BRACHYTHERAPY DOSIMETRY; HIGH DOSE RATE IRIDIUM SOURCE; PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS; POLYVINYLTOLUENE; RADIATION INDUCED LIGHT; SILICA CORE OPTICAL FIBER; SPECTRAL SIGNATURES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0030168994     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.502302     Document Type: Article

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