Characterisation of neutron fields around high-energy x-ray radiotherapy machines

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 503-507

  Kralik M ^a   Turek, K ^b  

^a CZECH METROLOGY INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECTROMETER; X RAY;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NEUTRONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 4644291340     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch274     Document Type: Article

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