New photon exposure buildup factors

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 215-225

  Chibani, Omar ^a  

^a Radiation Detection Laboratory   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SCATTERING; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; X RAYS;

BINDING EFFECTS; PHOTON EXPOSURE BUILDUP FACTORS;

PHOTONS;

EID: 0035251479     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE01-A2187     Document Type: Article

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