Dosimetric performance of and environmental effects on Sterin Irradiation Indicator labels

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 491-495

  Ražem, Dušan ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STERIN IRRADIATION INDICATOR LABELS;

LABELS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; FOOD PROCESSING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION STERILIZATION;

EID: 0342601404     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(96)00174-0     Document Type: Article

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