X-ray cross-sections and crossroads (The International Radiation Physics Society) - Richard Pratt's contributions to both

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-125

  Hubbell, J H ^a,b  

^a 11830 Rocking Horse Road ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation coefficients; Cross sections; Photons; Pratt; Radiation physics; X rays

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; PHOTONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; THICKNESS GAGES; X RAYS;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION PHYSICS; X RAY CROSS SECTIONS; X-RAY ASTRONOMY;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

ASTRONOMY; DATA BASE; ENERGY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; ORGANIZATION; PHOTON; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIETY; SYMPOSIUM; THEORY; X RAY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034257123     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(00)00281-4     Document Type: Article

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