The use of activated aluminium foils for determination of fast neutron contaminations in photon beams
- 1 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 23 (6) , 1183-1185
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/23/6/015
Abstract
Neutron fluences were derived using 2 detectors, Al and In, which agreed within 15%. The authors conclude that, in spite of its relatively high threshold, the use of activated Al foils is a reliable method for determination of fast neutron contamination from medical accelerators operated in the 20 MV range.Keywords
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