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Tepc response functions
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wilson, J. W. Shinn, J. L. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | The tissue equivalent proportional counter had the purpose of providing the energy absorbed from a radiation field and an estimate of the corresponding linear energy transfer (LET) for evaluation of radiation quality to convert to dose equivalent. It was the recognition of the limitations in estimating LET which lead to a new approach to dosimetry, microdosimetry, and the corresponding emphasis on energy deposit in a small tissue volume as the driver of biological response with the defined quantity of lineal energy. In many circumstances, the average of the lineal energy and LET are closely related and has provided a basis for estimating dose equivalent. Still in many cases the lineal is poorly related to LET and brings into question the usefulness as a general purpose device. These relationships are examined in this paper. |
| File Size | 202297 |
| Page Count | 20 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20030062991 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5k984s8d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2003-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Dosimeters Ionizing Radiation Radiation Distribution Linear Energy Transfer Let Energy Spectra Proportional Counters Tissues Biology Mathematical Models Dosage Physiological Responses Monte Carlo Method Probability Density Functions Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
