First microdosimetric measurements with a TEPC based on a GEM

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 839-843

  Farahmand, M ^a   Bos, A J J ^a   De Nardo, L ^b   van Eijk, C W E ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIUM 252;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON RADIATION; GAS FLOW; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MICRODOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PROCESS MODEL; PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRONS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4644307552     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch144     Document Type: Article

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