Fluence to effective dose conversion coefficients for neutrons: A comparison between results obtained by MCNP and FLUKA codes

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-266

  Pelliccioni, M ^a   Pillon, M ^b  

^a INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^b ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0031453103     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032205     Document Type: Article

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