ESR response to γ-rays of alanine pellets containing B(OH)3 or Gd2O3

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-439

  Brai, M ^a,b   Gennaro, G ^a   Marrale, M ^a,b   Bartolotta, A ^a,b   D'Oca, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alanine; B(OH)3; ESR; Gd2O3; Mass energy absorption coefficient; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

INTERACTION PROBABILITY; MASS ENERGY ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; RADICAL YIELDS;

ENERGY ABSORPTION; GADOLINIUM; GAMMA RAYS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTONS;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALANINE; BORON DERIVATIVE; BORON HYDROXIDE; GADOLINIUM CHELATE; GADOLINIUM OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; GAMMA RADIATION; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALANINE; BORIC ACIDS; BORON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GADOLINIUM; GAMMA RAYS; ISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 33846640011     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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