title: Measurement of lineal-energy distributions for neutrons of 8 keV to 65 MeV by using a tissue-equivalent proportional counter.
abstract: The lineal-energy spectra for monoenergetic and quasi-monoenergetic neutrons of 8 keV to 65 MeV were obtained using a tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC). The frequency-mean lineal energy, the dose-average lineal energy and mean quality factor were estimated from the measured data. The neutron absorbed doses obtained with this TEPC were compared with the kerma coefticient for A-150 plastic defined by ICRP 26 and the mean quality factors were compared with the data of ICRP 74. respectively. These comparisons indicated good agreement between them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nunomiya
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurosaw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakane
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000512:Alpha Particles; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D009502:Neutrons; D011522:Protons; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011522:Protons