Fluence-to-absorbed dose conversion coefficients for use in radiological protection of embryo and foetus against external exposure to protons from 100 MeV to 100 GeV

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 378-383

  Chen, Jing ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; DOSIMETRY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

BODY BURDEN; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREGNANCY; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 33748098200     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci378     Document Type: Article

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