Energy deposition pattern from tritium and different energy photons - A comparative study

Health Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 388-392

  Moiseenko, V V ^a   Walker, A J ^b   Prestwich, W V ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Photons; Radiation beta; Tritium

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; RADIOISOTOPE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; DNA DAMAGE; ENERGY; IONIZATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0030855509     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199708000-00014     Document Type: Article

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