Radical formation in lithium formate EPR dosimeters after irradiation with protons and nitrogen ions

Radiation Research

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-257

  Waldeland, Einar ^a,b   Hole, Eli Olaug ^b   Stenerlöw, Bo ^c   Grusell, Erik ^c   Sagstuen, Einar ^b   Malinen, Eirik ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; LITHIUM; NITROGEN; PROTON; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; CYCLOTRON; GAMMA RADIATION; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; SWEDEN;

CYCLOTRONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORMATES; GAMMA RAYS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NITROGEN RADIOISOTOPES; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955129027     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR2035.1     Document Type: Article

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