Alanine/EPR dosimetry in brachytherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1181-1191

  De Angelis, C ^a   Onori, S ^a   Petetti, E ^a   Piermattei, A ^b   Azario, L ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOBIOLOGY;

ALANINE; BIOPHYSICS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; WATER;

EID: 0032931222     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/5/007     Document Type: Article

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