X-Ray energy dependence of the dose response of SIRAD radiation dosimeters

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 814-817

  Cheung, Tsang ^a   Butson, Martin J ^a,b,c   Yu, Peter K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident dosimetry; Dose response; Energy dependence; Radiochromic film; SIRAD

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT DOSIMETRY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

DOSIMETRY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY FILM;

EID: 34248147084     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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