Spatial distribution of beta extremity doses in nuclear medicine: A feasibility study with thin α-Al2O3:C TLDs

Physica Medica

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-48

  Mancosu, Pietro ^a,b   Cantone, Marie Claire ^a   Veronese, Ivan ^a   Giussani, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Al2O3:C; Beta radiation; Extremity dosimetry; TLD

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ALUMINUM OXIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PHALANX; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BETA PARTICLES; CARBON COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINGERS; HAND; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 72249109351     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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