Neutron-fluence-to-dose conversion coefficients in an anthropomorphic phantom

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 606-611

  Alghamdi, A A ^a   Ma, A ^a   Tzortzis, M ^a   Spyrou, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 30844442131     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci268     Document Type: Article

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