Evaluation of CdZnTe as neutron detector around medical accelerators

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 193-199

  Martin Martin A ^a   Iniguez M P ^a   Luke, P N ^b   Barquero, R ^c   Lorente, A ^d   Morchon J ^a   Gallego, E ^d   Quincoces, G ^e   Marti Climent J M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; FLUORINE 18; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CYCLOTRON; ELECTRON; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; EVALUATION; GAMMA RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION FIELD; SPECTROMETER;

CADMIUM; CYCLOTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TELLURIUM; ZINC;

EID: 65549129276     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp038     Document Type: Article

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