Neutron production in tissue-like media and shielding materials irradiated with high-energy ion beams

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 652-656

  Gudowska, Irena ^a   Kopec M ^b   Sobolevsky, N ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRAPHITE; LEAD; PROTON; STEEL; WATER; HEAVY ION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHANTOM; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 52249097070     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm132     Document Type: Article

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