Two miniaturised TEPCS in a single detector for BNCT microdosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 122, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 396-400

  Moro, Davide ^a,e   Colautti, P ^a   Gualdrini, G ^b   Masi, M ^c   Conte, V ^a   De Nardo, L ^a,c   Tornielli, G ^c,d  

^a LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d SEZIONE DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICRODOSIMETRY; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; RADIATION FIELD; SIGNAL PROCESSING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCER;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MINIATURIZATION; NEUTRONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 34347403694     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl484     Document Type: Article

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