Measurement quality assurance for ionizing radiation dosimetry

Journal of the ICRU

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Allisy Roberts, P ^a   Ambrosi, P ^b   Bartlett, D T ^c   Coursey, B M ^d   DeWerd, L A ^e   Fantuzzi, E ^f   McDonald, J C ^g   DeLuca Jr , P M ^e   Paretzke, H G ^h   Izewska, J ⁱ   Burns, D ^a  

^a PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f ENEA   (Italy)

^g PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

ⁱ INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; DOCUMENTATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON RADIATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NEUTRON RADIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION STERILIZATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 33748760881     PISSN: 14736691     EISSN: 17423422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jicru_ndl021     Document Type: Review

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