Monte Carlo determinations of the beta dose rate to tooth enamel

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 609-616

  Marsh, R E ^a   Prestwich, W V ^a   Jack Rink, W ^a   Brennan, B J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TOOTH ENAMEL;

AUGER ELECTRONS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0036882616     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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