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Frequency of occurrence of various nuclear reactions when fast neutrons (≲50 MeV) pass through tissue‐equivalent material
Author(s) -
Alsmiller R. G.,
Barish J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.594253
Subject(s) - imaging phantom , neutron , dosimetry , radiation , nuclear reaction , nuclear medicine , neutron temperature , nuclear physics , physics , materials science , optics , medicine
Calculated results are presented for the frequency with which various partial nuclear reaction cross sections are utilized when fast neutrons (≲50 MeV) are transported through a tissue‐equivalent phantom to obtain an indication of which cross sections are of most importance for radiotherapy applications and are therefore in need of experimental verification.