Experimental procedures for sensitive and reproducible in situ EPR tooth dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1094-1098

  Williams, Benjamin B ^a   Sucheta, Artur ^a   Dong, Ruhong ^a   Sakata, Yasuko ^a   Iwasaki, Akinori ^a   Burke, Gregory ^a   Grinberg, Oleg ^a   Lesniewski, Piotr ^a   Kmiec, Maciej ^a   Swartz, Harold M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIOTHERAPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EPR TOOTH DOSIMETRY; PERSONAL RADIATION EXPOSURE;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 34548748058     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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