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most citedTemperature dependence of plastic scintillators

24 citations · 48 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.med-ph2023

TOPAS-MC Extension for Nuclear Medicine Applications

Cristiana Rodrigues, Luis Peralta, Paulo Ferreira

Monte Carlo (MC) techniques are currently deemed the gold standard for internal dosimetry, since the simulations can perform full radiation transport and reach a precision level no…

physics.ins-det2019★ 10 cited

Development of a low-cost monitor for radon detection in air

Soraia Elisio, Luis Peralta

An active device for radon detection in the air was developed. The monitor operates in pulse counting mode for real-time continuous measurements. The presented prototype has a rela…

physics.ins-det2017★ 24 cited

Temperature dependence of plastic scintillators

Luis Peralta

Plastic scintillator detectors have been studied as dosimeters, since they provide a cost-effective alternative to conventional ionization chambers. On the other hand, several arti…

physics.ins-det2017★ 8 cited

Plastic scintillation detectors for dose monitoring in digital breast tomosynthesis

J. Antunes, J. Machado, L. Peralta +1

Plastic scintillators detectors (PSDs) have been studied as dosimeters, since they provide a cost-effective alternative to conventional ionization chambers. Measurement and analysi…

physics.ins-det2017★ 2 cited

An environmental dose experiment

Luis Peralta

Worldwide several radiation sources contribute to the delivered dose to the human population. This radiation also acts as natural background when detecting radiation, for instance…

physics.med-ph2011★ 4 cited

A Scintillating Fiber Dosimeter for Radiology and Brachytherapy with photodiode readout

Florbela Rêgo, Luis Peralta, Maria da Conceição Abreu

Purpose: For more than a decade that plastic optical fiber based dosimeters have been developed for medical applications. The feasibility of dosimeters using optical fibers that ar…