Modelling of polyacrylamide gel dosimeters with spatially non-uniform radiation dose distributions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1277-1293

  Fuxman, Adrian M ^a   McAuley, Kim B ^a   Schreiner, L John ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Modelling; Polymer gel; Radiation; Simulation; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; IRRADIATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POLYAMIDES; RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PENDANT DOUBLE BONDS (PDB); POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL DOSIMETERS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DOSES;

GELS;

POLYACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER;

EID: 11244304862     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.09.079     Document Type: Article

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