Determination of photon backscatter from several calibration phantoms

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 13-20

  Traub, R J ^a   McDonald, J C ^a   Murphy, M K ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLITEF; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETER; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION ENERGY; STANDARDIZATION; X RAY;

EID: 0031408420     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032176     Document Type: Article

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