Uncertainty in radiation dosimetry: Basic concepts and methods

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-11

  Siebert, B R L ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BAYES THEOREM; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK;

EID: 33845686620     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl094     Document Type: Article

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