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Dosimetry of gamma rays from nitrogen-16 decay

F N Carneiro de Sousa, G G Eichholz

    The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes
    |December 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Calcium fluoride thermoluminescence dosimeters (CaF2 TDL) were evaluated for measuring 16N-decay radiation. CaF2 TDL underestimated dose by 1.8x for 7-MeV gamma rays compared to ionization chambers.

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