The effect of high-linear energy transfer ions on the electron paramagnetic resonance signal induced in alanine

Radiation Research

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 469-474

  Ciesielski, B ^a   Stuglik, Z ^b   Wielopolski, L ^c   Zvara, I ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE;

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALANINE; COBALT; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IONS; IRON; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0031711903     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579667     Document Type: Article

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