Effective atomic numbers for materials of dosimetric interest

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 545-553

  Kiran Kumar, T ^a   Venkata Reddy, K ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR ENERGY; PHOTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ATOMIC NUMBERS; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS;

DOSIMETRY;

BARIUM SULFATE; CADMIUM; CESIUM; GADOLINIUM; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; POLITEF; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYSTYRENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; MATERIAL STATE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION PHYSICS;

EID: 0344906245     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00089-3     Document Type: Article

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