Dose conversion coefficients for neutron exposure to the lens of the human eye

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 507-513

  Manger, R P ^a   Bellamy, M B ^a   Eckerman, K F ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHM; CATARACT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LENS; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON; NOTE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; CATARACT; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84857561960     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr202     Document Type: Note

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