Neutron and gamma ray doses from a 252Cf brachytherapy source in a water phantom

Ibahim Al-Saihati; A. A. Naqvi

doi:10.1007/s10967-012-2172-5

Neutron and gamma ray doses from a ²⁵²Cf brachytherapy source in a water phantom

Ibahim Al-Saihati^*, A. A. Naqvi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Axial and radial doses of Neutrons and gamma rays from an Isotron ²⁵²Cf Brachytherapy source were calculated in a Water phantom using Maienshein's prompt fission gamma rays data and Maxwellian neutron energy spectrum. It was observed that neutron dose due to the source casing thickness does not contribute significantly to the total dose. Further the calculated secondary gamma ray dose rate is very small compared to the calculated primary gamma dose rate. Neutron and secondary gamma ray dose calculated in this study agree with the published data. Results of this study will be presented here.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	963-966
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	296
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-2172-5
State	Published - May 2013

Keywords

Brachytherapy
Californium-252
Gamma dose
Monte Carlo Simulation
Neutron dose

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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