Dosimetry measurements of 26, 35 and 45 MeV p-Be and p-Li neutron beams
W M Quam; S W Johnsen; G O Hendry; J L Tom; P H Heintz; R B Theus; W M Quam; E.G. & G. Inc., Goleta, CA, USA; S W Johnsen; E.G. & G. Inc., Goleta, CA, USA; G O Hendry; E.G. & G. Inc., Goleta, CA, USA; J L Tom; E.G. & G. Inc., Goleta, CA, USA; P H Heintz; E.G. & G. Inc., Goleta, CA, USA; R B Theus; E.G. & G. Inc., Goleta, CA, USA
Журнал:
Physics in Medicine and Biology
Дата:
1978-01-01
Аннотация:
Dosimetric properties of neutron beams produced by stopping 26, 35 and 45 MeV protons in beryllium and lithium have been measured. The effects of filtering the p-Be beam with 6 cm of polyethylene have been investigated. The tissue kerma rate in air exhibited an energy dependence of approximately E<sup>3</sup> and the rate for p-Be beams was approximately one-fifth of the rate for d-Be beams. The penetrability of the neutrons was significantly enhanced by the use of the filter, but with a 50% attenuation in tissue kerma rate. The tissue kerma rate for the p-Li beam was nearly the same as that for the p-Be beam.
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