Experimental kerma coefficients of biologically important materials at neutron energies below 75 MeV

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2541-2559

  Meulders, J P ^a   Benck, S ^a   Slypen, I ^a   Corcalciuc, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cross sections; Fast neutron induced reactions; Kerma coefficients; Neutron dosimetry; Nuclear data; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARGED PARTICLES; EXTRAPOLATION; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; OXYGEN; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS;

CROSS SECTIONS; FAST NEUTRONS; KERMA COEFFICIENTS; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR DATA; THERAPY;

NEUTRONS;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; PROTON; TYLOXAPOL;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0033678808     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1319525     Document Type: Article

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