Multileaf shielding design against neutrons produced by medical linear accelerators

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-233

  Rebello, W F ^a,b   Silva, A X ^a   Facure, A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 45149097358     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm312     Document Type: Article

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