Correction factors for the INER-improved free-air ionization chambers calculated with the Monte Carlo method

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 608-614

  Lin, Uei Tyng ^a,b   Chu, Chien Hau ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electron loss; Free air ionization chamber; Monte Carlo; Scattered photons

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; SCATTERING; X RAYS;

ELECTRON LOSSES; FREE-AIR IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO; SCATTERED PHOTONS;

IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 33644924873     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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