Performance of different thermoluminescence dosemeters in 90SR+90Y radiation fields

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-20

  Oliveira, Mércia L ^a   Caldas, Linda V E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE RADIATION; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BETA RAYS; CALCIUM FLUORIDE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DYSPROSIUM; FLUORIDES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 5444269283     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch353     Document Type: Article

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