Preliminary evaluation of second harmonic direct detection scheme for low-dose range in alanine/EPR dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1357-1367

  Chen, Felipe ^a,b,c   Graeff, Carlos F O ^a   Baffa, Oswaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^c Caja de Seguro Social   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECTROMETERS;

DIRECT DETECTION SCHEMES;

DOSIMETRY;

ALANINE; COBALT 60; PARAFFIN;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GAMMA RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROMETER; TIME;

EID: 0037149984     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/8/309     Document Type: Review

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