Postirradiation effects in alanine dosimeter probes of two different suppliers

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1241-1258

  Anton, Mathias ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; STANDARDS;

ALANINE; ELECTRON RADIATION; IRRADIATED PROBES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

DOSIMETRY;

ALANINE; PARAFFIN;

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ELECTRON RADIATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY; MEASUREMENT; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION;

ALANINE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMIDITY; LABORATORIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 42649130651     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/5/006     Document Type: Article

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