Transmission of broad W/Rh and W/Al (target/filter) x-ray beams operated at 25-49 kVp through common shielding materials

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4132-4138

  Li, Xinhua ^a   Zhang, Da ^a   Liu, Bob ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

breast tomosynthesis; radiation protection; shielding; transmission; x rays

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COATED STEEL; BUILDING MATERIALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SHIELDING; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSIONS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); X RAY SCATTERING; X RAYS;

BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PHYSICS; ELECTRON PROCESS; GYPSUM WALLBOARDS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; SHIELDING DESIGN; SHIELDING MATERIALS; TRANSMISSION DATA;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

EID: 84864213233     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4725755     Document Type: Article

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