Assessment of performance parameters for EPR dosimetry with tooth enamel

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 731-736

  Wieser, A ^a   Fattibene, P ^b   Shishkina, E A ^c   Ivanov, D V ^d   De Coste, V ^b   Guttler A ^a   Onori, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c URALS RESEARCH CENTER FOR RADIATION MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUTE OF METAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; EPR; Retrospective; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIATION; TOOTH ENAMEL;

SIGNAL-TO-DOSE RESPONSE CURVES; UNWEIGHTED FITTING;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 46549089691     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.01.032     Document Type: Article

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