In vitro cell irradiation systems based on 210Po alpha source: Construction and characterisation

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 575-578

  Szabo J ^a   Feher I ^a   Palfalvi J ^a   Balashazy I ^a   Dam A M ^b   Polonyi, I ^b   Bogdandi E N ^b  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b National Research Institute for RR   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Alpha source; Cell irradiation system; Dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; MONOLAYERS; RADIATION DETECTORS;

CELL IRRADIATION SYSTEMS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

POLONIUM;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY;

ALPHA PARTICLES; CELLS, CULTURED; ENERGY TRANSFER; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; POLONIUM; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0036882613     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00089-6     Document Type: Article

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