Thermoluminescence solid-state nanodosimetry-the peak 5a/5 dosemeter

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 416-426

  Fuks, E ^a   Horowitz, Y S ^a   Horowitz, A ^b   Oster, L ^c   Marino, S ^d   Rainer, M ^e   Rosenfeld, A ^f   Datz, H ^g  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Crystal Growth Division   (Israel)

^c SAMI SHAMOON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (Israel)

^d Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^e Australian Nuclear Sciences and Technology Organization   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^g SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; SEMICONDUCTOR; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEMICONDUCTORS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 79952327134     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq479     Document Type: Article

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