A simple method for estimating dose uncertainty in ESR/alanine dosimetry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 845-854

  Bergstrand, E S ^a   Hole, E O ^a   Sagstuen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

DOSE UNCERTAINTY; EFFECTIVE VARIANCE METHOD;

DOSIMETRY;

ALANINE;

ACCURACY; ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EID: 0032128462     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)10011-2     Document Type: Article

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