Detailed characterization of the 1087 MeV/nucleon iron-56 beam used for radiobiology at the alternating gradient synchrotron

Radiation Research

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 560-569

  Zeitlin, C ^a   Heilbronn, L ^a   Miller, J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; SYNCHROTRON; TARGET CELL;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

IRON; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION DOSAGE; SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 0031834771     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579902     Document Type: Article

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