A revised model for the calculation of absorbed energy in the gastrointestinal tract

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-314

  Poston Jr , J W ^a   Kodimer, K A ^b   Bolch, W E ^c   Poston Sr , J W ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

dosimetry; gastrointestinal tract; ingestion; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029791714     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199609000-00006     Document Type: Article

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