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X-ray Buildup Factor

The "X-Ray Buildup Factor" is a dimensionless multiplicative factor used in radiation shielding and transport theory that accounts for the enhancement of x-ray radiation intensity due to scattered photons relative to the uncollided flux at a given depth in a medium.

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Estimation of gamma- and X-ray photons buildup factor in soft tissue with Monte Carlo method

Dariush Sardari, Ali Abbaspour, Samaneh Baradaran · Applied Radiation and Isotopes · 2009 · 75 citations

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THE SPECTRA OF X RAYS SCATTERED IN LOW ATOMIC NUMBER MATERIALS

W. Robert Bruce, H. E. Johns · 1960 · 23 citations

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Calculation of the exposure buildup factors for x-ray photons with continuous energy spectrum using Monte Carlo code

Mustafa Mohammad Rafiei, Hossein Tavakoli-Anbaran · Journal of Radiological Protection · 2017 · 22 citations

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Parameter search of geometric-progression formula for gamma-ray isotropic point source buildup factors up to depths of 100 mfp, including contribution of secondary radiations

Yoshiko Harima, Naohiro Kurosawa, Yukio Sakamoto · Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology · 2014 · 19 citations · Full text

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The variation of wedge factors with field size on a linear accelerator

S. Thomas · British Journal of Radiology · 1990 · 17 citations

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Authors

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  1. DS
    Dariush Sardari

    Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Iran

    3 publications · 98 citations

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  2. YH
    Yoshiko Harima

    Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  3. YS
    Yukio Sakamoto

    Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  4. SB
    Samaneh Baradaran

    Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Iran

    2 publications · 87 citations

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  5. KS
    K.V. Subbaiah

    Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, India

    1 publications · 14 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

    Tehran, Iran

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    312 citations

  2. Addenbrooke's Hospital

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  3. Cox & Company (United States)

    Plainview, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  4. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

    Kālpākkam, India

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  6. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  7. University of Shahrood

    Shahrud, Iran

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  8. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

    Tehran, Iran

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

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  1. Nuclear Science and Engineering

    2 publications · 26 citations

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  2. British Journal of Radiology

    BJR · 1 publications · 17 citations

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  3. Applied Radiation and Isotopes

    1 publications · 75 citations

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  4. Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. International Journal of the Physical Sciences

    IJPS · 1 publications · 11 citations

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