The effect of neutron-moderating materials in high-energy linear accelerator mazes

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 335-344

  Lalonde, Ron ^a  

^a JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031044394     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/2/006     Document Type: Article

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