Published September 1991
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Journal article
Nuclear reaction effects in use of newly recommended quality factor
Description
The biological risk for energetic ion exposure cannot be reliably estimated exclusive of the target nuclear reaction products produced within the local tissue. A theoretical basis is derived for evaluating target fragment contributions that are evaluated for the newly proposed quality factor
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Health Physics
- Journal Volume
- 61
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Health Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 415-419
- ISSN
- 0017-9078
- CODEN
- HLTPA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23021844
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTONS; QUALITY FACTOR; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUES
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BODY; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; IONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATIONS