Electron interaction with gel dosimeters: Effective atomic numbers for collisional, radiative and total interaction processes

Radiation Research

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-126

  Taylor, M L ^a,b   Franich, R D ^a   Trapp, J V ^c   Johnston, P N ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; GEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION;

ELECTRONS; GELS; RADIOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 58349104805     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1438.1     Document Type: Article

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