EPR dosimetric properties of formates

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 181-188

  Vestad, Tor Arne ^a   Malinen, Eirik ^a   Lund, Anders ^b   Hole, Eli Olaug ^a   Sagstuen, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; EPR; EPR dosimetry; Formates; Lithium formate; Therapeutic range

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; X RAYS;

CLINICAL USE;

DOSIMETRY;

COBALT 60; FORMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0042020306     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00165-9     Document Type: Article

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