Characterization and utilization of a Bonner sphere set based on gold activation foils

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 229-233

  Thomas, David J ^a   Hawkes, N P ^a   Jones, L N ^a   Kolkowski, P ^a   Roberts, N J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHOTON THERAPY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SENSOR; SPECTROMETER; SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GOLD; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 52249116137     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm047     Document Type: Article

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