Monte Carlo simulations of the photon calibration fields at the underground laboratory of PTB

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 142, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 125-135

  Kowatari, M ^a   Dombrowski, H ^b   Neumaier, S ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; STANDARD;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 78851469103     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq268     Document Type: Article

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