Characterisation of MCP-600D and MCP-700D thermoluminescence detectors and their applicability for photoneutron detection

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-520

  Brunckhorst, E ^a   Sheng, X ^a   Todorovic, M ^a   Becker, J ^b   Cremers, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ALBEDO; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NEUTRON; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; NEUTRONS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 57249084156     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn251     Document Type: Article

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