Improvement in the accuracy of polymer gel dosimeters using scintillating fibers

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 250, Issue , 2010, Pages 380-384

  Tremblay, Nicolas M ^a,b   Hubert Tremblay, Vincent ^b   Bujold, Rachel ^b   Beaulieu, Luc ^c,d   Lepage, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; DOSIMETERS; FIBERS; GLASS; SCINTILLATION;

ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION; CALIBRATION CURVES; CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS; GLASS CONTAINERS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER; SCINTILLATING FIBER; SCINTILLATING FIBER DOSIMETERS;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 78650562935     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/250/1/012076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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