Lithium target performance evaluation for low-energy accelerator-based in vivo measurements using gamma spectroscopy

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-331

  Aslam, ^a   Prestwich, W V ^a   McNeill, F E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charged particle accelerator; Lithium target; Target thickness; Total neutron yield

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ACCELERATOR BASED SYSTEMS;

RADIATION;

LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0037367626     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00346-9     Document Type: Article

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