Fluence to dose equivalent conversion data and effective quality factors for high energy neutrons

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-224

  Ferrari, A ^a   Pelliccioni, M ^b  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031826099     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032267     Document Type: Article

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