A history of radiation detection instrumentation

Health Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 613-637

  Frame, Paul W ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Detectors, radiation; Health Physics Society; Instrumentation; Reviews

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INSTRUMENTATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; REVIEW; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSORY SYSTEM;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 18544388817     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200506000-00008     Document Type: Review

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