Radiation dose calculations with the Monte Carlo method [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Department of Energy ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1991.
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| Abstract: | For high penetrating radiations such as neutrons and high-energy gamma rays, that deposit their energies uniformly over a large volume of a target medium, the determination of dose is commonly based on calculating the flux and then applying flux-to-dose conversion factors. For charged particles and low-energy gamma and x-rays, their energies are deposited locally, and flux-to-dose conversion factors could be complex functions of medium geometry and source conditions. Using an isotropic beta source, we calculated the doses in water layers (used to simulate tissue), and found that dose values depend on the size and shape of the water cell.'' We recommend that a standard'' size and shape of tissue equivalent material be established for beta dose calculations. 7 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 01/01/1991. "la-ur-91-468" " conf-9103132--1" "DE91008582" 2. environmental radiation monitoring technology symposium, Taiwan (China), 11-14 Mar 1991. Hsu, Hsiao-Hua. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: (10 p) : digital, PDF file. |