The response of LiF thermoluminescence dosemeters to photon beams in the energy range from 30 kV X rays to 60Co gamma rays

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-43

  Davis, S D ^a,b   Ross, Carl K ^a   Mobit, P N ^c   Van der Zwan, L ^a   Chase, W J ^d   Shortt, K R ^e  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO POWER GENERATION   (Canada)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; LITHIUM FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION RESPONSE; STANDARD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; X RAY;

EID: 0242409404     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006332     Document Type: Article

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