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Aspects in practical neutron dosimetry with ionization chambers

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The calibration procedure to determine the absorbed dose within a phantom irradiated with fast neutrons is described for ionization chambers. A comparison between values of the neutron dose determined with paired ionization chambers and values of the neutron fluence measured with a fission chamber (238U) is given. The comparison indicates the energy variation of the fast neutrons within a phantom irradiated with 14 MeV neutrons.

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. B. Rajewsky on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

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Kühn, H. Aspects in practical neutron dosimetry with ionization chambers. Biophysik 10, 229–234 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01190582

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