title: Absorbed doses to skin from radionuclide sources on the body surface.
abstract: Beta-particle and electron doses are reported for radionuclides on the skin surface. Upper and lower bounds on doses are based on Monte Carlo calculations that include or exclude electron scattering in air, respectively. Upper bounds agree well with results of point-kernel calculations performed by others.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Engineering Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-2503.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Faw
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001610:Beta Particles; D004583:Electrons; D006801:Humans; D011874:Radiometry; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects*