Dose measurements for characterization of a semi-industrial cobalt-60 gamma-irradiation facility

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-208

  Farah, K ^a   Jerbi, T ^a   Kuntz, F ^b   Kovacs, A ^c  

^a Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucleaires Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b Critt Aerial   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dose homogenization process; Dosimetry commissioning; Gamma irradiation facility; Isodose curves

Indexed keywords

COBALT; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD;

ABSORBED DOSE DISTRIBUTION; DOSE HOMOGENIZATION PROCESS; DOSIMETRY COMMISSIONING; GAMMA IRRADIATION FACILITY; INSTALLATION QUALIFICATIONS; IRRADIATION FACILITIES; ISODOSE CURVES; TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS;

IRRADIATION;

EID: 52049119086     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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