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Ambient dose equivalent measurements in secondary radiation fields at proton therapy facility CCB IFJ PAN in Krakow using recombination chambers

Nukleonika
Volume 61 (2016): Issue 1 (March 2016)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 (formerly 0029-5922) | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
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Language: English
Page range: 23 - 28
Submitted on: Aug 27, 2014
Accepted on: Jul 7, 2015
Published on: Mar 17, 2016
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
recombination chambers,
workplace monitoring,
proton therapy
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Nuclear chemistry

© 2016 Edyta A. Jakubowska, Michał A. Gryziński, Natalia Golnik, Piotr Tulik, Liliana Stolarczyk, Tomasz Horwacik, Katarzyna Zbroja, Łukasz Góra, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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