Determination of the shielding for an unoccupied roof of a radiation therapy facility to account for adjacent buildings - Modification of a computer program

被引:4
作者
Biggs, PJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02114 USA
来源
HEALTH PHYSICS | 1998年 / 75卷 / 04期
关键词
radiation therapy; shielding; computers; exposure; occupational;
D O I
10.1097/00004032-199810000-00013
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
An addition has been made to an existing software program for calculating shielding thicknesses of barriers for megavoltage radiation therapy beams. This addition calculates the shielding thicknesses required for the roof of a single-story building when adjacent, multi-level buildings are occupied.
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页码:431 / 435
页数:5
相关论文
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[1]  
BIGGS PJ, 1982, HEALTH PHYS, V43, P601
[2]  
*NAT COUNC RAD PRO, 1979, 51 NCRP