A feasibility study using radiochromic films for fast neutron 2D passive dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 4977-4992

  Brady, Samuel L ^a   Gunasingha, Rathnayaka ^a   Yoshizumi, Terry T ^a   Howell, Calvin R ^a,b   Crowell, Alexander S ^a,b   Fallin, Brent ^a,b   Tonchev, Anton P ^a,b   Dewhirst, Mark W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRIANGLE UNIVERSITIES NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; HELIUM; HYDROGEN;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FILM DOSIMETER; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOUSE; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; FAST NEUTRONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FILM DOSIMETRY; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; MICE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78149338646     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/17/007     Document Type: Article

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