Nanodosemeters based on gel scintillators

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 122, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 420-426

  Grau Carles, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS Y FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; HELIUM; IRON 55; NONYLPHENOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON RADIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MICELLE; PARTICLE SIZE; SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; GEL; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GELS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MINIATURIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34347383378     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl490     Document Type: Article

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