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DETERMINATION OF SUPERFICIAL ABSORBED DOSE FROM EXTERNAL EXPOSURE OF WEAKLY PENETRATING RADIATIONS

DETERMINATION OF SUPERFICIAL ABSORBED DOSE FROM EXTERNAL EXPOSURE OF WEAKLY PENETRATING RADIATIONS

Chen Lishu
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.05, No.01pp.29-34Published in print 01 Feb 1994
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The methods of determining the superficial absorbed dose distributions in a water phantom by means of the experiments and available theories have been reported. The distributions of beta dose were measured by an extrapolation ionization chamber at definite depthes corresponding to some superficial organs and tissues such as the radiosensitive layer of the skin, cornea, sclera, anterior chamber and lens of eyeball. The ratios among superficial absorbed dose D (0.07) and average absorbed doses at the depthes 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 mm are also obtained with Cross's methods. They can be used for confining the deterministic effects of some superficial tissues and organs such as the skin and the components of eyeball for weakly penetrating radiations.

Water phantomSuperficial absorbed doseEyesDose limitsWeakly penetrating radiationsSafety standardsExtrapolation chamberSkin dose
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