An improved method of estimating ionisation density using TLDs

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 679-682

  Puchalska, M ^a   Bilski, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Deconvolution; HTR method; LET; Mixed radiation fields; Thermoluminescence; TLD

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY TRANSFER;

IMPROVED METHODS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); MIXED RADIATION; NEW METHODS; RADIATION DENSITY;

RADIATION;

EID: 44949220182     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.11.049     Document Type: Article

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