Experimental correction for thermal neutron sensitivity of gamma ray TL dosemeters irradiated at BNCT beams

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-69

  Aschant, C ^a   Tojvonen, M ^b   Savolainen, S ^c   Stecher Rasmussen, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FLUORINE; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIMENTATION; FILTER; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SHIELD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

EID: 0033038924     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032610     Document Type: Article

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