Formates and dithionates: Sensitive EPR-dosimeter materials for radiation therapy

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 317-324

  Lund, E ^a   Gustafsson, H ^a   Danilczuk, M ^a   Sastry, M D ^a   Lund, A ^a   Vestad, T A ^b   Malinen, E ^b   Hole, E O ^b   Sagstuen, E ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ammonium formate; Dithionates; Dosimetry; EPR; EPR dosimetry; Formats; Lithium dithionate; Lithium formate; Metal ion doping; Radiation therapy dose range

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DITHIONATES; FORMATES; MICROWAVE POWER;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

ALANINE; CRYSTALLIN; DEUTERIUM; DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; METAL ION; POLYMER; PROTON; RADICAL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPING; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY YIELD; IONIZING RADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 10644272538     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.08.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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