The use of LiF (TLD-100) as an out-to-field dosimeter

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 169-175

  Kry, Stephen F ^a   Price, Michael ^a   Followill, David ^a   Mourtada, Firas ^a   Salehpour, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimeter; Neutrons; Out of field; Secondary; TLD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

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

EID: 38049117854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v8i4.2679     Document Type: Article

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