Comparisons of LET distributions for protons with energies between 50 and 200 MeV determined using a spherical Tissue-Equivalent Proportional Counter (TEPC) and a position-sensitive silicon spectrometer (RRMD-III)

Radiation Research

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 687-692

  Borak, T B ^a   Doke, T ^b   Fuse, T ^b   Guetersloh, S ^a   Heilbronn, L ^c   Hara, K ^b   Moyers, M ^d   Suzuki, S ^b   Taddei, P ^a   Terasawa, K ^b   Zeitlin, C J ^c  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCARBONATE; PROTON; SILICON;

ARTICLE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; SPECTROMETER; SYNCHROTRON;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; SILICON;

EID: 9244221609     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3262     Document Type: Article

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