NASA NTRS · 19880045614
A simple parameterization for quality factor as a function of linear energy transfer
Abstract
The paper presents a simple analytic approximation of the radiation quality factor (Q) as a function of linear energy transfer for use in radiation protection calculations. The paper also presents estimated quality factors in water for protons over a broad range of incident energies. It is shown that the quality factors are less than unity for all proton energies greater than 13 MeV.
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Townsend, Lawrence W., Wilson, John, Cucinotta, Francis A.. 1987-11-01. A simple parameterization for quality factor as a function of linear energy transfer. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880045614
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