X ray spectrometry of low energy photons for determining conversion coefficients from air kerma, K(a), to personal dose equivalent, H(p)(10), for radiation qualities of the ISO narrow spectrum series

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-258

  Ankerhold, U ^a   Behrens, R ^a   Ambrosi, P ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AIR; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; LIGHT; PHANTOM; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; SPECTRUM; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0032997266     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032591     Document Type: Article

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