Measurement of the x-ray mass energy-absorption coefficient of air using 3 keV to 10 keV synchrotron radiation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 5125-5150

  Buermann L ^a   Grosswendt, B ^a   Kramer, H M ^a   Selbach, H J ^a   Gerlach, M ^a   Hoffmann, M ^a   Krumrey, M ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE AIR IONIZATION CHAMBERS; RADIANT ENERGY;

IONIZATION CHAMBERS; KINETIC ENERGY; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; RADIOMETERS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

ENERGY ABSORPTION;

SILICON;

AIR; ARTICLE; COMPTON EFFECT; DIODE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HUMIDITY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; IONIZING RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY;

AIR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SYNCHROTRONS; X-RAYS;

EID: 33749606689     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/20/004     Document Type: Article

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