Neutron calibration facilities

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 33-42

  Schuhmacher, Helmut ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; DOSIMETER; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MONITOR; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RELIABILITY; SPECTROMETER;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONALITY; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 4644305401     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch215     Document Type: Article

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