TY - CHAP
T1 - Installation shielding in radiotherapy
AU - Calandrino, Riccardo
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The topics of this lecture will include: General ICRP parameters W, U, T Part I: Linac installation Standard layout for the radiotherapy room Primary and secondary radiation Ever green NCRP51 Area limits NCRP151 approach to calculations Neutron contamination of high energy units Interactions of neutrons with matter Door calculation Part II: Brachytherapy Rooms Sources and their physical characteristics Two examples: HDR and LDR shielding calculations
AB - The topics of this lecture will include: General ICRP parameters W, U, T Part I: Linac installation Standard layout for the radiotherapy room Primary and secondary radiation Ever green NCRP51 Area limits NCRP151 approach to calculations Neutron contamination of high energy units Interactions of neutrons with matter Door calculation Part II: Brachytherapy Rooms Sources and their physical characteristics Two examples: HDR and LDR shielding calculations
KW - Brachytherapy shielding
KW - Linac shielding
KW - Radiation protection
KW - TVL
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U2 - 10.1007/978-94-007-0247-9-18
DO - 10.1007/978-94-007-0247-9-18
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:79955613262
SN - 9789400702462
T3 - NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics
SP - 133
EP - 139
BT - NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics
ER -