Neutron field produced by 25 MeV deuteron on thick beryllium for radiobiological study; energy spectrum

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 601-606

  Takada, Masashi ^a   Mihara, Erika ^b,c   Sasaki, Michiya ^b,d   Nakamura, Takashi ^b   Honma, Toshihiko ^a   Kono, Koji ^e   Fujitaka, Kazunobu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Miyagi Labour Burea   (Japan)

^d CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; DEUTERIUM; HELIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; JAPAN; NEUTRON DOSIMETER; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY;

BERYLLIUM; DEUTERIUM; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4644259550     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch142     Document Type: Article

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