Photoactivation at a clinical LINAC: The 197Au (γ, n)196 Au reaction slightly above threshold

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 580, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1201-1208

  Mohr, P ^a   Brieger, S ^a   Witucki, G ^a   Maetz, M ^b  

^a Strahlentherapie   (Germany)

^b Gymnasium bei St Michael   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bremsstrahlung; Medical accelerators; Photoactivation

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PHOTONS;

BREMSSTRAHLUNG; MEDICAL ACCELERATORS; NEUTRON THRESHOLD; PHOTOACTIVATION;

LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

EID: 34548804843     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.07.043     Document Type: Article

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