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Room scattered neutrons
Author(s) -
McCall Richard C.,
McGinley Patton H.,
Huffman Kristina E.
Publication year - 1999
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 - 10.1118/1.598505
Subject(s) - fluence , neutron , neutron flux , dosimetry , nuclear physics , scattering , optics , physics , materials science , irradiation , nuclear medicine , medicine
A method of evaluating the photoneutron fluence in the maze of accelerator facilities due to room scattered neutrons is presented. Measurements were made to demonstrate that the room scattered fluence is reduced by a factor of 2π in going from the treatment room to the inner maze entrance.