High-energy radiation monitoring based on radio-fluorogenic co-polymerization. I: Small volume in situ probe

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3185-3200

  Warman, J M ^a   De Haas, M P ^a   Luthjens, L H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT-60; DOSE DEPOSITION; DOSE RATE; FLUORESCENT IMAGES; FLUORESCENT PRODUCTS; FLUOROGENICS; GAMMA RAY SOURCES; GEL FILMS; HIGH-ENERGY RADIATIONS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MONITORING; IRRADIATION CHAMBER; LED EXCITATION; LINEARLY PROPORTIONAL; METHYL METHACRYLATES; OPTICAL FIBRE; PLASTIC CAPSULE; POLYMER CHAINS; RADIATION DOSIMETRY; RADIATION-INDUCED INITIATION; REMOTE MONITORING; SMALL CONCENTRATION; SQUARE-ROOT DEPENDENCE; TIME-SCALES;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; COBALT; DOSIMETRY; ESTERS; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; MONOMERS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYMERIZATION; PROBES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

POLYMERS;

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PLASTIC; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RADIATION; PHANTOM; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 67650754166     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/10/015     Document Type: Article

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