In phantom dosimetric response of tooth enamel to neutrons

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 559-563

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

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENAMEL; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PHANTOM; PUBLICATION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WORKER;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; DENTAL ENAMEL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4644251051     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch224     Document Type: Article

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