Angle dependence of signal currents from cylindrical ionisation chambers

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-296

  Takata, N ^a   Kurosawa, T ^a   Tran, N T ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION FIELD; SIGNAL DETECTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0942277176     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006404     Document Type: Article

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