Effective atomic numbers for photon energy absorption and energy dependence of some thermoluminescent dosimetric compounds

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 294-304

  Shivaramu, ^a   Ramprasath, V ^a  

^a Health and Safety Division   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRIC COMPOUNDS;

LUMINOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 0342472324     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(99)01100-3     Document Type: Article

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