A simple method for avoiding fading correction of absorbed dose from glow curves of TLD-100

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-86

  Weinstein, M ^a   Dubinsky, S ^b   Izak Biran, T ^c   Leichter, Y ^a   German, U ^a   Alfassi, Z B ^b  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ELECTRON TRAPS; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

FADING CORRECTION; GLOW CURVES;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 1642411911     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00123-3     Document Type: Article

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