Reference fluence-to-dose-equivalent conversion coefficients and angular dependence factors for 4-element ICRU tissue, water and PMMA slab phantoms irradiated by broad electron beams

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-14

  Chartier, J L ^a   Grosswendt, B ^b   Gualdrini, G F ^c   Hirayama, H ^d   Ma, C M ^e   Padoani, F ^c   Petoussi, N ^f   Seltzer, N ^g   Terrissol, S M ^h  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

^d HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); WATER;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; PERSONAL MONITORING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0030071818     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031515     Document Type: Article

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