Calibration of an alpha particle irradiator for in vitro cells irradiation

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 500-510

  Belchior, Ana ^a,b   Peralta, Luis ^b   Almeida, Pedro ^b   Vaz, Pedro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alpha radiation; Cell irradiation; LET values; Monte Carlo simulation; Surface barrier detector

Indexed keywords

POLONIUM;

ALPHA PARTICLE IRRADIATOR; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; DEVICE; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION ENERGY;

EID: 78650730301     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2010.037671     Document Type: Article

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