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The attenuation of gamma rays at oblique incidence

Kirn et al., 1954

Document ID
6015159572889116708
Author
Kirn F
Kennedy R
Wyckoff H
Publication year
Publication venue
Radiology

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The high cost and the heavy weight of barriers required for protection against high-energy roentgen or gamma rays warrant a detailed study of the factors involved in obtaining an economical solution to the protection problem. One factor which has had no detailed …
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