Changes in optically stimulated luminescent dosimeter (OSLD) dosimetric characteristics with accumulated dose

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 132-140

  Jursinic, Paul A ^a  

^a West Michigan Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANNEALING; DIODES; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT; X RAYS;

COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP; EXPONENTIAL EQUATIONS; IN-VIVO; LUMINESCENCE SIGNALS; PREIRRADIATION; SENSITIVITY INCREASE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; TUNGSTEN HALOGEN LAMP;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 73649095518     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3267489     Document Type: Article

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