Analysis of the spatial distribution of free radicals in ammonium tartrate by pulse EPR techniques

Radiation Research

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-359

  Marrale, Maurizio ^a,c   Brai, Maria ^a   Barbon, Antonio ^b   Brustolon, Marina ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Fisica e Tecnologie Relative   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; AMMONIUM TARTRATE; COBALT 60; FREE RADICAL; PROTON; TARTARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SIMULATION;

COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; TARTRATES;

EID: 61849124717     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1358.1     Document Type: Article

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