Synchrotron radiation in the study of the variation of dose response in thermoluminescence dosimeters with radiation energy

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-236

  Kron, Tomas ^a   Smith, Anthony ^b   Hyodo, Kazuyuki ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy response; Monoenergetic X rays; Synchrotron radiation; Thermoluminescence dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER; FLUORIDE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; INSTRUMENTATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MATERIALS TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYNCHROTRON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER; FLUORIDES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM; MATERIALS TESTING; PHOSPHORUS; RADIATION, IONIZING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCHROTRONS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; X RAYS;

MONOENERGETIC X RAY BEAMS; PHOTON RADIATION;

DOSIMETERS;

EID: 0030300204     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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