Alpha and beta dose gradients in tooth enamel

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 759-765

  Brennan, B J ^a   Prestwich, W V ^b   Rink, W J ^b   Marsh, R E ^b   Schwarcz, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ALPHA PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GAMMA RAYS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; TOOTH ENAMEL;

ALPHA DOSE GRADIENTS; BETA DOSE GRADIENTS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0342572465     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(00)00107-4     Document Type: Article

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