Spectra of scattered photons in large absorbers and their importance for the values of radiation weighting factor wR

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-295

  Harder, D ^a   Petoussi Henss N ^b   Regulla, D ^b   Zankl, M ^b   Dietze, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SPECTRUM; X RAY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 4444287900     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch304     Document Type: Review

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