Characterization of a 137Cs irradiator from a new perspective with modern dosimetric tools

Health Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-205

  Brady, Samuel L ^a   Toncheva, Greta ^b   Dewhirst, Mark W ^b   Yoshizumi, Terry T ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; Dose assessment; Dosimetry, calibration; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; CHROMIUM 51; CESIUM;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOFT TISSUE; X RAY FILM; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ANIMALS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 69149104296     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181a9bd42     Document Type: Article

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