Estimation of shielding factors for linear accelerators

Health Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Mechalakos, James ^a   St Germain, Jean ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerators, medical; Operational topic; Radiation, medical; Shielding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COLLIMATOR; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036861535     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200211005-00006     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Structural Shielding Design and Evaluation for Medical Use of X-rays and Gamma Rays of Energies up to 10 MeV. Bethesda, MD: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; Report No. 49; 1976.
2. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Radiation Protection Design Guidelines for 0.1-100 MeV Particle Accelerator Facilities. Bethesda, MD: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; Report No. 51; 1977.