Changes in optical transmission caused by gamma ray induced coloring in photoluminescence dosimeter

Health Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 565-568

  Yasuda, Hiroshi ^a   Takami, Michiko ^a   Ishidoya, Tatsuyo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Asahi Technoglass Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

60Co; Dosimetry; Gamma radiation; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; GLASS; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DOSIMETER; GAMMA RADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33646901322     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000185580.47794.93     Document Type: Article

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