Alanine blends for ESR measurements of thermal neutron fluence in a mixed radiation field

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 631-635

  Marrale, M ^a,b   Brai, M ^a,b   Gennaro, G ^a   Triolo, A ^a   Bartolotta, A ^a,b   D'Oca, M C ^a   Rosi, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BORIC ACID; BORON 10; GADOLINIUM;

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHOTON; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALANINE; CALIBRATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 52249089870     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm128     Document Type: Article

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