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  • Title: Neutron dose equivalent next to the target shield of a neutron therapy facility using an LET counter.
    Author: Stinchcomb TG, Kuchnir FT.
    Journal: Med Phys; 1981; 8(5):688-94. PubMed ID: 6793823.
    Abstract:
    The use of a spherical tissue-equivalent proportional counter for measurements of the lineal energy (y) and derivations of the linear energy transfer (LET) for fast neutrons has the advantage of giving distributions of dose and dose equivalent as functions of either LET or y. A measurement next to the target shielding of the neutron therapy facility at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics (UCHC) is described, and the data processing is outlined. The distributions are presented and compared to those from measurements in the neutron beam. The average quality factors are presented.
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