Monte Carlo simulation of neutron irradiation facility developed for accelerator based in vivo neutron activation measurements in human hand bones

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-84

  Aslam, ^a   Prestwich, W V ^a   McNeill, F E ^a   Waker, A J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VAN DE GRAAFF ACCELERATORS;

HAND BONES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION MEASUREMENTS; TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

MANGANESE;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BONE; DOSIMETRY; HAND; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING;

ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAND BONES; HUMANS; MANGANESE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 27644498138     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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