A study of neutron spectra from medical linear accelerators

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-72

  Facure, A ^a   Falcao R C ^a   Silva, A X ^b   Crispim, V R ^b   Vitorelli, J C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Linear accelerators; Monte Carlo simulation; Neutron spectra; Photoneutrons

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRONS; PHOTONS;

NEUTRON CONTAMINATION; NEUTRON ENERGY; PHOTON ENERGY; PHOTONEUTRONS;

LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAST NEUTRONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 7444224584     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.072     Document Type: Article

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