Microdosimetric characteristics of proton beams from 50 keV to 200 MeV

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 436-439

  Chen, Jing ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY;

LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WATER;

EID: 79952327506     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq394     Document Type: Article

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