Recent advances in dosimetry using the optically stimulated luminiscence of Al2O3:C

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-276

  McKeever, Stephen W S ^a   Blair, Michael W ^a   Bulur, Enver ^a   Gaza, Razvan ^a   Gaza, Ramona ^a   Kalchgruber, Regina ^a   Klein, David M ^a   Yukihara, Eduardo G ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; GLASS FIBER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 4444319571     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch302     Document Type: Article

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