Development of a secondary standard for the absorbed dose to water based on the alanine EPR dosimetry system

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 779-795

  Anton, Mathias ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alanine; Dosimetry; EPR; Radiation therapy; Secondary standard

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; WATER;

ALANINE DOSIMETERS; ELECTRON RADIATION; TRANSFER DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

ALANINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON RADIATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SAMPLE;

EID: 14844290219     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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