A new label dosimetry system based on pentacosa-diynoic acid monomer for low dose applications

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-76

  Abdel Fattah, A A ^a   Abdel Rehim, F ^a   Soliman, Y S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

10,12 Pentacosa diynoic acid; Colorimeter; Label dosimetry; Polyvinyl butyral; Reflectance measurements

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; DIACETYLENES; DOSE MEASUREMENT; DOSE RANGE; LOW DOSE; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; POLYVINYL BUTYRAL; REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; SYSTEM-BASED;

ACETYLENE; COLOR; COLORIMETERS; COLORIMETRY; MONOMERS; REFLECTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DOSIMETRY;

10,12 PENTACOSA DIYNOIC ACID; MONOMER; POLYVINYL BUTYRAL; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; GAMMA RADIATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 82455210213     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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