A novel low background thin film alanine dosimeter

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-216

  Coppola, A ^a   Faucitano, A ^a   Buttafava, A ^a   Caprotti, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CRYSTALS; FILM PREPARATION; POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY; THIN FILM DEVICES;

ALANINE; LYOPHILIZATION;

DOSIMETERS;

ALANINE; COBALT 60; MACROGOL; OXYGEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER;

EID: 0344527739     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(98)00247-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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