Dosimetric response of tooth enamel to 14 Mev neutrons

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Fattibene, P ^a   Angelone, M ^b   De Coste, V ^a   Pillon, M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); WATER;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENAMEL; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLAR TOOTH; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; POWDER; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 4243146356     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-004-0237-8     Document Type: Article

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