Re-evaluation of the product of (W/e)air and the graphite to air stopping-power ratio for 60Co air kerma standards

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3577-3595

  Thomson, R M ^a   Rogers, D W O ^a  

^a Université d Ottawa et Institut de Physique Ottawa Carleton   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR KERMA; AVERAGE ENERGY; AVERAGE VALUES; CORRECTION FACTORS; DENSITY CORRECTION; DRY AIR; EGSNRC MONTE CARLO; POWER RATIO; RE-EVALUATION; STOPPING POWER; UPDATED DATA; WEIGHTED MEAN;

CESIUM; STANDARDS;

GRAPHITE;

CESIUM; COBALT; GRAPHITE;

AIR; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON; KINETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; UNCERTAINTY;

AIR; ALGORITHMS; CALORIMETRY; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; GRAPHITE; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77953820888     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/13/001     Document Type: Article

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