Formaldehyde increases MAGIC gel dosimeter melting point and sensitivity

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Fernandes, Juliana Polezze ^a   Pastorello, Bruno Fraccini ^a   De Araujo, Draulio Barros ^a   Baffa, Oswaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GELS; MELTING POINT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BODY TEMPERATURE; GEL MELTING; GEL SENSITIVITY;

DOSIMETERS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOSIMETRY; GEL; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER SULFATE; FORMALDEHYDE; GELATIN; HYDROQUINONES; METHACRYLATES; POLYMERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 39049120628     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/4/N04     Document Type: Article

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