Improvements in CVD diamond properties for radiotherapy dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 38-42

  De Angelis, Cinzia ^a   Bucciolini, M ^b   Casati, M ^b   Lovik I ^b   Bruzzi, M ^b   Lagomarsino, S ^b   Sciortino, S ^b   Onori, S ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; HADRON; IRRADIATION; ITALY; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DIAMOND; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; MATERIALS TESTING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33749850386     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci508     Document Type: Article

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