Fricke gel dosimetry in boron neutron capture therapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 101, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 419-422

  Gambarini, G ^a,b   Birattari, C ^a,b   Colombi, C ^a   Pirola, L ^a   Rosi, G ^c  

^a Dipartimento di Fisica   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON 10; CARBON 14; DEUTERIUM; HYDROGEN; LITHIUM 7; NITROGEN 14; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; PROTON; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL DOSIMETRY; IMAGING; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; OPTICS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0036387813     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006015     Document Type: Article

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