Monte Carlo simulation of a scanning detector whole body counter and the effect of BOMAB phantom size on the calibration

Health Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 526-533

  Kramer, Gary H ^a   Burns, Linda C ^a   Guerriere, Steven ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration; Monitoring, personnel; Monte Carlo; Whole body counting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ENERGY; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; SIMULATION;

EID: 0036776749     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200210000-00011     Document Type: Article

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