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5 Shielding against ionising radiation

Chapter Concepts

Properties effective dose; radioactive dose; skin dose; stopping power
Keywords cross section; decontamination; dose quantity; energy transfer; external dosimetry; ionizing radiation; mass attenuation; penetration depth; radiation detector; radiation shielding; radioactivity; radiological protection; radionuclide decorporation
Main Subjects shielding against ionising radiation
Secondary Subjects ambient dose equivalent; attenuation data; basic shielding concept; penetration depth; stopping power; stopping range

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Title

5 Shielding against ionising radiation
Author Y. Harima, K. Hayashi, H.-G. Vogt
Affiliation
Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 7-3-4-307 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, 179-0072 Tokyo, Japan; Nuclear Plant Engineering Department, Hitachi, Ltd., 3-1-1 Sawai-cho, 317-8511 Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan; Zentrum für Strahlenschutz und Radioökologie, Universität Hannover, Am Kleinen Felde 30, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Part of Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies
Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology
Volume

4: Radiological Protection
Edited by A. Kaul, D. Becker
Chapter-DOI 10.1007/10723325_5
Book-DOI 10.1007/b75305 (Volume in Bookshelf)

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RIS-Export Harima, Y., Hayashi, K., Vogt, H.-G.: 5 Shielding against ionising radiation. Kaul, A., Becker, D. (ed.). SpringerMaterials - The Landolt-Börnstein Database (http://www.springermaterials.com). DOI: 10.1007/10723325_5

Abstract

5 Shielding against ionising radiation, part of 'Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology, Volume 4: Radiological Protection'.
This document is part of Volume 4 'Radiological Protection' of Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies. In the shielding calculation for the radiation facility, simple dose estimation methods by using the shielding calculation constants are effective and widely used. These shielding calculation constants depend on the dose quantity to be estimated. Chapter 5 presents simple calculation methods and related constants for charged particles, photons and neutrons.