Evaluation of doses in radiotherapy using solid-state composites based on natural colourless topaz

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 489-494

  Souza, Divanizia N ^a   Meira, Reges A ^b   Lima, José F ^a   Valerio, Mário Ernesto G ^a   Caldas, Linda V E ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Cirurgia   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Thermoluminescence; Topaz

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DOSIMETRY; GLASS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; TOPAZ;

SOLID STATE COMPOSITES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM FLUOROSILICATE; COBALT; GLASS; POLITEF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; CRYSTAL; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID STATE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0037378858     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00033-2     Document Type: Article

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