Robust determination of effective atomic numbers for electron interactions with TLD-100 and TLD-100H thermoluminescent dosimeters

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 269, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 770-773

  Taylor, M L ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effective atomic number; Electron interaction; TLD

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC NUMBERS; CRITICAL STRUCTURES; CROSS SECTION; DOPANT CONCENTRATIONS; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER; ELECTRON INTERACTION; ENERGY DEPENDENT; ENERGY RANGES; ENERGY RESPONSE; FIELD MEASUREMENT; IN-VIVO; KEY PARAMETERS; LIF:MG , TI; LIF:MG ,CU ,P; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; LOW ENERGIES; METHOD OF CALCULATION; POWER-LAW; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; SOFT TISSUE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; TLD; TLD-100; TLD-100H;

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONS; LITHIUM; RADIOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

ATOMS;

EID: 79953201140     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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