The thermoluminescence dose-response and other characteristics of the high-temperature TL in LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100)

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-205

  Horowitz, Y S ^a   Oster, L ^b   Datz, H ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SAMI SHAMOON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (Israel)

^c SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; STANDARDIZATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUORIDES; HEAT; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 37449006677     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm241     Document Type: Article

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