Neutron yield of medical electron accelerators

Conference · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5290887

McCall, R C

Shielding calculations for medical electron accelerators above about 10 MeV require some knowledge of the neutron emission from the machine. This knowledge might come from the manufacturer's specifications or from published measurements of the neutron leakage of that particular model and energy of accelerator. In principle, the yield can be calculated if details of the accelerator design are known. These details are often not available because the manufacturer considers them proprietary. A broader knowledge of neutron emission would be useful and it is the purpose of this paper to present such information. 5 refs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 5290887
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-4480; CONF-880404-2; ON: DE88004387
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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