Characteristics and performance of the Sunna high dose dosemeter using green photoluminescence and UV absorption readout methods

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 101, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 53-58

  Miller, S D ^a   Murphy, M K ^a   Tinker, M R ^a   Kovacs, A ^b   Mclaughlin, W ^c   Horowitz, Y S ^d   Oster, L ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

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

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM FLUORIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FOOD IRRADIATION; HUMIDITY; IONIZING RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION STERILIZATION; RATING SCALE; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036390407     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006042     Document Type: Article

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