Measuring solar UV radiation with EBT radiochromic film

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Butson, Ethan T ^a   Cheung, Tsang ^b   Yu, Peter K N ^b   Butson, Martin J ^b,c  

^a The Illawarra Grammar School (TIGS)   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Illawarra Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FILM DOSIMETER; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CALIBRATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 78149310049     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/20/N01     Document Type: Article

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