Penetration of backscattered electrons in polystyrene for energies between 1 and 25 MeV
- 1 May 1982
- journal article
- scientific note
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 27 (5) , 721-725
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/27/5/007
Abstract
A study of the quantitative aspects of backscattering of electrons has been published recently by Klevenhagen et al. (ibid., vol.27, p.363-73, 1982). To assess the full effect that the backscatter electrons have on the dose distribution in the region close to the scatterer-tissue interface, it is necessary to know the penetration of these electrons in the medium. This aspect has been studied in the work reported.Keywords
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