Simulations of the predose technique for retrospective dosimetry and authenticity testing

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1343-1353

  Pagonis, V ^a   Balsamo, E ^a   Barnold, C ^a   Duling, K ^a   McCole, S ^a  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident dosimetry; Additive dose method; Authenticity testing; Kinetic rate equations; Multiple activation method; Predose effect; Quartz; Quartz annealing; Retrospective dosimetry; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; FOOD ADDITIVES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ACCIDENT DOSIMETRY; ADDITIVE DOSE METHOD; AUTHENTICITY TESTING; DOSE DEPENDENCES; KINETIC MODELLING; KINETIC RATE EQUATIONS; LOW-DOSE; MULTIPLE ACTIVATION METHOD; NON-LINEAR; PALEODOSE; PREDOSE EFFECT; QUARTZ ANNEALING; RETROSPECTIVE DOSIMETRY; RING OPERATOR; SIMULATION RESULTS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 52049088264     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.04.095     Document Type: Article

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