Differential dosimetry in a neutron-proton mixed field with low-pressure proportional counters.
For a mixed radiation field of neutrons and protons, radiation events were discriminated between photons, neutrons, and protons using a thin plastic scintillator. Distributions of lineal energy were measured with low-pressure proportional counters (LPPCs). To estimate the distribution of lineal energy for ICRU muscle, measurements were carried out using A-150-walled, graphite-walled, ZrO2-walled, and Zr-walled counters. Data were corrected for different atomic compositions between the A-150 plastic and ICRU muscle.
Takada
M
M
National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan. m_takada@nirs.go.jp
Yamaguchi
H
H
Uchihori
Y
Y
Kitamura
H
H
Fujitaka
K
K
D004735:Energy Transfer; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000528:radiation effects; D009502:Neutrons; D011522:Protons; D011874:Radiometry
D011522:Protons