Radiation attenuation by lead and nonlead materials used in radiation shielding garments

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 530-537

  McCaffrey, J P ^a   Shen, H ^a   Downton, B ^a   Mainegra Hing, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHES; DIAGNOSIS; GAMMA RAYS; GARMENT INDUSTRY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

AIR KERMA MEASUREMENTS; AMBIENT DOSE EQUIVALENT; ATTENUATION PROPERTIES; CALCULATED SPECTRUM; INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIAL;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

LEAD;

AIR; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION SHIELD; STANDARD; X RAY;

EID: 33846645988     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2426404     Document Type: Article

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