Discrimination of LINAC photon and sunlight contributions in watch glass analyzed by means of thermoluminescence

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

Volumn 281, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-96

  Longo, Anna ^a,b   Brai, Maria ^a,b   Carlino, Antonio ^a,b   Marrale, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accidental dosimetry; LINAC photon beam; Solar exposure; Thermoluminescence; Watch glasses

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; BACKGROUND SIGNALS; BLIND TEST; DOSE RECONSTRUCTION; EXPOSURE DURATIONS; GLOW CURVE; PHOTON BEAMS; PHOTON RADIATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; RADIATION IRRADIATION; RETROSPECTIVE DOSIMETRY; SIGNAL SATURATION; SOLAR EXPOSURE; SOLAR LIGHT; TWO-COMPONENT; WATCH GLASS;

DOSIMETRY; GLASS; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84861116165     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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