title: Evaluation of scatter-to-primary ratio in radiological conditions.
abstract: In this work, a Monte Carlo code was constructed taking into account all the relevant photon interactions, including the multiple scattering and interference due to the liquid structure to calculate the secondary to primary ratio for large water samples in radiological conditions. The simulation results were compared to former results and some discrepancies were found mainly for low energies where the elastic scattering plays a major role.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, P.O. Box-68528, 21941-972, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. simone@if.ufrj.br
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Odair
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Helio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schechter