Recent developments of optically stimulated luminescence materials and techniques for radiation dosimetry and clinical applications

Journal of Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 85-99

  Pradhan, A S ^a,b   Lee, J I ^a   Kim, J ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b AMPI   (India)

Author keywords

Accident space clinical dosimetry; Dosimeters; Optically stimulated luminescence; Real time on line measurements

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249121207     PISSN: 09716203     EISSN: 19983913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.42748     Document Type: Review

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