Dose distributions in tubing irradiated by electron beam: Monte Carlo simulation and measurement

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 475-485

  Weiss, Douglas E ^a   Johnson, William C ^b   Kensek, Ronald P ^c  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b Raychem Corporation   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

ACCEPT; Depth dose; Dosimetry; Electron beam; Integrated tiger series; ITS; Monte Carlo; Simulation; Tubing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENES; RADIATION EFFECTS;

INTEGRATED TIGER SERIES; TUBE SLEEVES;

PLASTIC PIPE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PHYSICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031280362     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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