Tin shielding thicknesses for electrons

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-23

  Prasad, S Guru ^a   Parthasaradhi, K ^a   Al Najjar, W H ^a   Bloomer, W D ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bremsstrahlung; Lead; Linear accelerator; Tin

Indexed keywords

LEAD; POLYSTYRENE; TIN;

ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS;

EID: 0032029906     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(97)00111-8     Document Type: Article

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