The effect of gadolinium on the ESR response of alanine and ammonium tartrate exposed to thermal neutrons

Radiation Research

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-239

  Marrale, Maurizio ^a,b   Brai, Maria ^a,b   Gennaro, Gaetano ^a   Bartolotta, Antonio ^a,b   D'Oca, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMMONIA; GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALANINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GADOLINIUM; HEAT; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TARTRATES;

EID: 39749098370     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1138.1     Document Type: Article

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