The response of alanine to a 150 keV X-ray beam

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 537-540

  Zeng, G G ^a,b   McCaffrey, J P ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air kerma; Alanine EPR; Energy response

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; X RAYS;

ALANINE; X-RAY QUALITY;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALANINE; COBALT 60;

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION RESPONSE; X RAY;

EID: 9644291921     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.05.044     Document Type: Article

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