Angular dependence of dose sensitivity of surface diodes

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2165-2171

  Jursinic, Paul A ^a  

^a West Michigan Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diodes; In vivo dosimetry; Optically stimulated luminescent dosimeters; OSLDs

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; ANGULAR DEPENDENCE; AREAL DENSITIES; CIRCUIT BOARDS; DOSE SENSITIVITY; IN-VIVO; INCIDENT ANGLES; OSLDS;

DIODES;

COPPER; SILICON;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DENSITY; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; MEASUREMENT; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 66449113635     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3125644     Document Type: Article

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