On the uncertainties of photon mass energy-absorption coefficients and their ratios for radiation dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2117-2136

  Andreo, Pedro ^a   Burns, David T ^b   Salvat, Francesc ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE LIMIT; DATA INTERVALS; DATA SETS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY; ENERGY RANGES; GAMMA RAY SPECTRA; HUBBELL; MEAN VALUES; METHODS OF ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO; PENELOPE; PHOTON ENERGY; PRIVATE COMMUNICATION; STANDARD UNCERTAINTY; STATISTICAL STANDARDS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; X-RAY SPECTRA;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ESTIMATION; GAMMA RAYS; GRAPHITE; IRIDIUM; PHOTONS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROGRAPHS; X RAYS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; PHOTON; RADIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY;

ABSORPTION; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84859345066     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/8/2117     Document Type: Article

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