Relative electron dosimetry using a synthetic diamond probe

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-334

  Van Der Merwe, D G ^a   Keddy, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PROBES; SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS;

BRAGG-GRAY CAVITY THEORY; ELECTRON DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; THEORY;

EID: 0033121140     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(98)00268-0     Document Type: Article

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