Chemical dosimetry using an iodide/iodate aqueous solution: Application to the gamma irradiation of blood

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-84

  Rahn, Ronald O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Dosimetry; Iodide; Irradiator; Radiation; Triiodide

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONFORMATIONS; DOSIMETRY; IODINE; IONIZING RADIATION; SOLUTIONS; SYRINGES;

WATER PHANTOM;

BLOOD;

ACETRIZOIC ACID; BORIC ACID; IODATE; IODIDE; WATER;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; PH; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SYRINGE; TIME;

BLOOD; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CALIBRATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; IODATES; IODINE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYRINGES; WATER;

EID: 0037213332     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00265-8     Document Type: Article

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