Effective atomic numbers for photon energy absorption of some low-Z substances of dosimetric interest

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 371-377

  Shivaramu, S ^a   Vijayakumar, R ^b   Rajasekaran, L ^b   Ramamurthy, N ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATTENUATION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY ABSORPTION;

ATOMIC NUMBERS;

PHOTONS;

ALANINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DYE; METHANE; NYLON; PLASTIC; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYSTYRENE; PROPANE;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHOTON; SCINTILLATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0034751573     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00221-3     Document Type: Article

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5. An analysis of the Z-dependence of photon and electron interactions