Shielding calculations for 230-MeV protons using the LAHET code system

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 258-266

  Siebers, J V ^a,c   DeLuca Jr , P M ^a   Person, D W ^a   Prael, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CODES (SYMBOLS); CONCRETES; DOSIMETRY; IRON; NEUTRONS; PHOTONS; PROTONS; TARGETS;

ATTENUATION PARAMETERS; DOSE EQUIVALENT TALLIES; HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT; IRON TARGET; LAHET CODE SYSTEM; PROTON INTERACTIONS; SPHERICAL CONCRETE SHIELD; TARGET NUCLEI;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 0030081196     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE96-A24160     Document Type: Article

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