Radiation transmission of heavyweight and normal-weight concretes containing colemanite for 6 MV and 18 MV X-rays using linear accelerator

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-344

  Demir, F ^a   Budak, G ^b   Sahin, R ^c   Karabulut, A ^b   Oltulu, M ^c   Serifoglu K ^d   Un, A ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AGRI IBRAHIM CECEN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; BEAM TRANSMISSION; LINEAR ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; RADIATION TRANSMISSION;

BARITE; BORATE MINERALS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 75849163612     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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