A Monte Carlo simulation of a whole body counter

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 312-324

  Nogueira, P ^a   Silva, L ^a   Teles, P ^a   Fernandes, E ^a   Oliveira, A D ^a   Vaz, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

HPGe detector; MCNPX; Monte carlo; Simulation; WBC; Whole body counter

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WHOLE BODY COUNTER;

EID: 70450253275     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2009.029311     Document Type: Article

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