A comparison of BCF-12 organic scintillators and Al2O3:C crystals for real-time medical dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 898-903

  Beierholm, Anders R ^a,b   Andersen, Claus E ^a   Lindvold, Lars R ^a   Kjær Kristoffersen, Flemming ^c   Medin, Joakim ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Optical fiber; Radioluminescence; Radiotherapy dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOSIMETRY; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ALUMINIUM OXIDES; RADIOLUMINESCENCE (RL); RADIOTHERAPY DOSIMETRY;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 46549087426     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.12.032     Document Type: Article

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