Unlaminated Gafchromic EBT3 film for ultraviolet radiation monitoring

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 341-346

  Welch, David ^a   Randers Pehrson, Gerhard ^a   Spotnitz, Henry M ^a   Brenner, David J ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CALIBRATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 85034106446     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncx016     Document Type: Article

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