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Radiation shielding
- Title
- Radiation shielding / J. Kenneth Shultis and Richard E. Faw.
- Author
- Shultis, J. Kenneth.
- Publication
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, [1996], ©1996.
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- Additional Authors
- Faw, Richard E.
- Description
- xv, 533 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Characterization of Radiation Fields and Sources -- 3. Interaction of Radiation with Matter -- 4. Common Radiation Sources Encountered in Shield Design -- 5. Photon and Neutron Response Functions -- 6. Basic Methods for Radiation Dose Calculations -- 7. Special Techniques for Photons -- 8. Special Techniques for Neutrons -- 9. Special Techniques for Charged Particles -- 10. Deterministic Transport Theory -- 11. Monte Carlo Methods for Radiation Transport Calculations -- Appendix A: Constants and Conversion Factors -- Appendix B: Mathematical Tidbits -- Appendix C: Cross Sections and Related Data -- Appendix D: Photon and Neutron Response Functions -- Appendix E: Photon Buildup and Neutron Attenuation Factors -- Appendix F: Skyshine Response Functions -- Appendix G: Fission-Product Source Parameters -- Appendix H: Photons Emitted by Selected Radionuclides.
- ISBN
- 0131256912 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 95052376
- OCLC
- ocm33948292
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries