BNCT dosimetry performed with a mini twin tissue-equivalent proportional counters (TEPC)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Moro, D ^a,b   Colautti, P ^a   Lollo, M ^a   Esposito, J ^a   Conte, V ^a   De Nardo, L ^b   Ferretti, A ^a   Ceballos, C ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BNCT; HYTHOR; Microdosimetry; TAPIRO; TEPC

Indexed keywords

BNCT; HYTHOR; MICRODOSIMETRY; TAPIRO; TEPC;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; COUNTING CIRCUITS; DETECTORS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS;

RADIATION;

BORON 10;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICRODOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON DOSIMETER; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION FIELD;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ITALY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 67649388042     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.03.042     Document Type: Article

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