Published December 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Study of radiation characteristics from 8 MeV irradiation electron accelerator

  • 1. Jiangsu Radiation Environmental Protection Consultation Center, Nanjing (China)

Description

Objective: Analysis of the radiation characteristics of 8 MeV electron irradiation accelerator. Methods: Established geometric model of X-ray from 8 MeV electrons incident on lead target, iron target, aluminum target, X ray energy spectrums from 0 degree to 180 degree and dose emission rates in o degree, 90 degree, 180 degree were calculated by MCNP5. Results: Dose emission rates agree well with the data from NCRP Report No.51. Conclusion: Dose emission rates have obvious direction, the maximum rate is in 0 degree on lead target and rates decrease with angle increasing or target atomic number reduction; X-ray energy spectrum in 0 degree is most hard and spectrums become soft with angle increasing or target atomic number reduction. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 676-678
ISSN
1004-714X

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Notes
5 figs., 3 tabs., 3 refs.