Comparison of a tissue equivalent and a silicon equivalent proportional counter microdosimeter to high-energy proton and neutron fields

被引:7
作者
Gersey, B. [1 ]
Aghara, S. [1 ]
Wilkins, R. [1 ]
Wedeking, J. [1 ]
Dwivedi, R. C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Prairie View A&M Univ, NASA, Ctr Appl Radiat Res, Prairie View, TX 77446 USA
关键词
high-energy neutron; microdosimetry; radiation detectors; silicon microdosimetry;
D O I
10.1109/TNS.2007.910295
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A tissue equivalent and a silicon equivalent proportional counter microdosimeter were exposed to eight progressively hardened neutron energy spectra at the LANSCE ICE House facility and to 70 MeV protons. Selected dosimetric results are compared.
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页码:2276 / 2281
页数:6
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