A study on the cost of concrete shielding in a conventional radiotherapy facility room

Ionizing radiations produced by particle accelerators is widely used for the treatment of cancer. In particular high-energy photon beams generated by electron linear accelerators play an important role in external beam radiation therapy, provided that millions of people will undergo cancer in the n...

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Main Author: Eduardo De Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2018-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/502