title: Alanine response to proton beams in the 1.6-6.1 MeV energy range.
abstract: Alanine response to low-energy protons was studied with alanine dosemeters of 2 mm thickness, irradiated with proton beams of energy in the 1.6-6.1 MeV range. The detector's range-averaged relative effectiveness to 60Co radiation ranged from 0.61 to 0.65. For fluence values up to 5 x 10(10) protons x cm(-2), the alanine response was linear.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy. paola.fattibene@ISS.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fattibene
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cherubini
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002138:Calibration; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011522:Protons; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D000409:Alanine