The applicability of radiophotoluminescence dosemeter (RPLD) for measuring medical radiation (MR) doses

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Manninen, A L ^a,b   Koivula, A ^b   Nieminen, M T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84864943799     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr463     Document Type: Article

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