Comparison of TLD-100 and MCP-Ns for use as an extremity dosemeter for PET nuclear medicine staff

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 607-610

  Ginjaume, M ^a   Perez S ^a   Duch, M A ^a   Ortega, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extremity dosimetry; PET; Thin TL materials

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSITRONS; RADIATION DETECTORS;

EXTREMITY DOSIMETRY; RING DOSEMETERS;

NUCLEAR MEDICINE;

EID: 46549083452     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.11.048     Document Type: Article

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