The Calculation of Absorbed Dose and Tissue Transmission Factors

Abstract

;Contents: Interaction between radiation and tissue; Radiation quantities and units; Radiation quality and dose equivalent; History of dose calculations; Tissue transmission factors; Results and limitations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 11, 1974
Accession Number
ADA012684

Entities

People

  • A. S. Warshawsky

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alpha Particles
  • Beta Particles
  • Charged Particles
  • Dose Rate
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electrons
  • Energy Transfer
  • Gamma Rays
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.