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Calculation of the neutron ambient dose equivalent on the basis of the ICRP revised quality factors.

Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 40, 77-84 (1992)
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On the basis of new radiobiological findings, the ICRP has recently revised the LET dependence of the quality factor Q(LET) for charged particles. In consequence, many in-phantom defined radiation protection quantities have to be re-evaluated. Among these, the most important operational quantity in radiation protection is the ambient dose equivalent h(*)(10). This study deals with the calculation of h(*)(10), as defined at a depth of 10 mm in the ICRU sphere for a broad parallel neutron beam. Additionally, the ratio of ambient dose equivalent to ambient dose, the effective quality factor q(*)(eff) as function of neutron energy, is derived.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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ISSN (print) / ISBN 0144-8420
e-ISSN 1742-3406
Quellenangaben Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-84 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publishing Place Oxford
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Reviewing status Peer reviewed