Kerma measurements in polyenergetic neutron fields

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 13-16

  Newhauser, W D ^a   Schrewe, U J ^a   Brede, H J ^a   Matzke, M ^a   DeLuca Jr , P M ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; MICRODOSIMETRY; NEUTRON; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030942888     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031927     Document Type: Conference Paper

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