Method for determining photonuclear production of radioisotopes using high-energy electron beams

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-54

  Weeks, Kenneth J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Linear accelerators; Monte Carlo; Photonuclear; Radioisotopes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTRONS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; RADIOISOTOPES;

HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS; IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION; PHOTONUCLEAR; POWER LEVELS; SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

NICKEL; RADIOISOTOPE; TANTALUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON BEAM; IMPLANT; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032901558     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598476     Document Type: Article

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