Changes in the U.S. Primary Standards for the Air Kerma From Gamma-Ray Beams

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 359-381

  Seltzer, Stephen M ^a   Bergstrom Jr , Paul M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air kerma; Cavity chamber; Electron stopping power ratio; Exposure; Humidity correction; Monte Carlo; National standard; Photon energy absorption coefficient ratio; Radiative loss correction; Wall correction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; IONS; KINETIC ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

AIR KERMA; CAVITY CHAMBER; ELECTRON STOPPING-POWER RATIO; EXPOSURE; HUMIDITY CORRECTION; MONTE CARLO; NATIONAL STANDARD; PHOTON ENERGY-ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT RATIO; RADIATIVE-LOSS CORRECTION; WALL CORRECTION;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 1842636463     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.108.031     Document Type: Article

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