Reconstruction of doses absorbed by radiotherapy patients by means of EPR dosimetry in tooth enamel

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1021-1024

  Ciesielski, B ^a   Karaszewska, A ^a   Penkowski, M ^a   Schultka, K ^a   Junczewska, M ^a   Nowak, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Enamel; EPR; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTONS; TOOTH ENAMEL;

EPR MEASUREMENTS; HIGH-ENERGY PHOTON; ORAL CAVITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 34548799150     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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