The radiological properties of a novel lung tissue substitute

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-207

  Traub, Richard J ^a   Olsen, P C ^a,b   McDonald, J C ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Bechtel Hanford Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; CESIUM; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; COBALT; COBALT 60; MANGANESE 54; PLUTONIUM 238; POLYURETHAN FOAM; THORIUM; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LUNG; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; EXCITATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHANTOM; PHOTON; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; LUNG; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS;

EID: 33845709751     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci371     Document Type: Article

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