Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 184-189 , Autumn 2006

Optimum parameters of TLD100 powder used for radiotherapy beams calibration check

  • M. Arib

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr. Mehanna Arib, Laboratoire Secondaire des Etalons en Dosimétrie, Centre de Recherche Nucléaire d’Alger, 2 Bd. Frantz Fanon B.P. 399 Alger Gare, Algeria.
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  • A. Yaich
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  • A. Messadi
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  • F. Dari

Received 3 November 2004 ,Accepted 9 February 2006.

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PII: S0958-3947(06)00041-0

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.02.001

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 184-189 , Autumn 2006

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