Primary standards of absorbed dose for electron beams

Metrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  McEwen, M R ^a   DuSautoy, A R ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS;

ABSORBED DOSE; ELECTRON ENERGIES; PHOTON BEAMS; PRIMARY STANDARDS; RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; STATE OF THE ART;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 65249100733     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/46/2/S05     Document Type: Article

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