Ultraviolet radiation dosimetry with radiochromic film

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1863-1868

  Butson, Martin J ^a,b,e   Cheung, Tsang ^a   Yu, Peter K N ^a   Abbati, Donna ^c   Greenoak, Gavin E ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

^c WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e Department of Medical Physics ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FILM; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; INFRARED RAYS; LIGHT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033931007     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/7/311     Document Type: Article

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