Hp(0.07) photon dosemeters for eye lens dosimetry: Calibration on a rod vs. a slab phantom

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-142

  Behrens, R ^a   Engelhardt, J ^b   Figel, M ^c   Hupe, O ^a   Jordan, M ^b   Seifert, R ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b Landesanstalt für Personendosimetrie und Strahlenschutzausbildung ^*  (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LENS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RETINA ROD; STANDARD;

CALIBRATION; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 84856144497     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr028     Document Type: Article

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