Natural and CVD type diamond detectors as dosimeters in hadrontherapy applications

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 125, Issue , 2003, Pages 179-183

  Cirrone, G A P ^a   Cuttone, G ^a   Raffaele, L ^a   Sabini, M G ^a   De Angelis, C ^b   Onori, S ^b   Pacilio, M ^b   Bucciolini, M ^c   Bruzzi, M ^c   Sciortino, S ^c  

^a INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 10744232529     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(03)90987-X     Document Type: Article

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