Application of cavity theory to the response of various TLDS to 60Co gammas degraded in water

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1335-1349

  Miljanić, Saveta ^a   Ranogajec Komor, Maria ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; GAMMA RAYS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; WATER;

EID: 0030851945     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/7/008     Document Type: Article

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