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TISSUE-EQUIVALENT IONIZATION CHAMBER [1 record]

Record 1 2008-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiation Protection
DEF

A small cylindrical or spherical chamber, usually with walls of organic material. Chamber in which the walls, electrodes, and gas are selected to produce ionization essentially equivalent to the characteristics of the tissue under consideration.

Key term(s)
  • tissue equivalent ionisation chamber
  • tissue-equivalent ionization chamber
  • tissue equivalent ionisation chamber

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Physique atomique
  • Radioprotection

Spanish

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