Neutron energy spectra inside a PET cyclotron vault room

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 463, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 375-386

  Vega Carrillo, Héctor René ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bonner spheres; Cyclotron; MCNP; Neutron; PET

Indexed keywords

NEUTRONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

NEUTRON ENERGY SPECTROSCOPY;

CYCLOTRONS;

EID: 0035337843     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00234-0     Document Type: Article

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