DISINTEGRATION RATE MULTIPLIERS IN BETAEMITTER DOSE CALCULATIONS.

Abstract

The calculation is described of beta disintegration rate multipliers, which when multiplied by the disintegration rate per unit area for a given radionuclide give the beta dose rates in tissue for contact dose and beta bath geometries. Results are given for nearly 400 betaemitting radionuclides and a comparison is made with simpler models of beta dose distribution. The conclusion is reached that beta doses can represent a hazard in comparison to those from gamma radiation when sensitive tissues are found at relatively shallow depths in the exposed organism. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0625359

Entities

People

  • Stephen L. Brown

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Depth
  • Disintegration
  • Dose Rate
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geometry
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Shallow Depth

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

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  • Statistical inference.