Large-volume ionization chamber with variable apertures for air-kerma measurements of low-energy radiation sources

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Culberson, W S ^a   Dewerd, L A ^a   Anderson, D R ^a   Micka, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION CURRENT; LARGE-VOLUME IONIZATION CHAMBERS; RADIATION SOURCES EMITTING PHOTONS;

BENCHMARKING; CALIBRATION; PHOTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; STANDARDS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

IONIZATION;

EID: 31544447225     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2148997     Document Type: Article

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