Experimental kerma coefficients and dose distributions of C, N, O, Mg, Al, Si, Fe, Zr, A-150 plastic, Al2O3, AlN, SiO2 and ZrO2 for neutron energies up to 66 MeV

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 651-683

  Schrewe, U J ^a   Newhauser, W D ^a,c   Brede, H J ^a   DeLuca Jr , P M ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLASTIC; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT; SILICON; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; GAS; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUTRONS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLASTICS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0034022007     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/3/307     Document Type: Article

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