Beyond kerma - Neutron data for biomedical applications

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-304

  Blomgren, J ^a   Olsson, N ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; BIOMEDICINE; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONICS; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; HUMAN; INCINERATION; KINETIC ENERGY RELEASED IN MATTER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; NUCLEAR WASTE; REVIEW;

EID: 0038137173     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006146     Document Type: Review

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