Accuracy considerations in EPR dosimetry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1039-1050

  Nagy, Vitaly ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALANINE DOSIMETRY; CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ERROR; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETER; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034657422     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00052-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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