Performance of KCl:Eu2+ storage phosphor dosimeters for low-dose measurements

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4357-4366

  Li, H Harold ^a   Xiao, Zhiyan ^a   Hansel, Rachael ^a   Knutson, Nels ^a   Yang, Deshan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL APPLICATION; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; PHOTO STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RECENT RESEARCHES; STORAGE PHOSPHORS; THERMAL-ANNEALING; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DOSIMETERS;

DOSIMETRY;

EUROPIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; TIME; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

EUROPIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878871504     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/12/4357     Document Type: Article

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