A Method of Calculating Intracranial Thermal Neutron Isodose Curves ^[*)]

A method is described for obtaining by numerical integration a modified geometry factor that takes into account build-up and non-uniform source distribution patterns for use in calculating radiation doses for thermal neutrons.

Es wird eine Methode beschrieben, bei der mittels numerischer Integration ein modifizierter Geometriefaktor ermittelt wird, der die Einschwingung und die uneinheitliche Verteilung der Strahlungsquellen bei der Berechnung der Bestrahlungsdosen für thermische Neutronen berücksichtigt.

^* Research supported by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission under contracts AT 302 GEN 16 and AT (40—1) 3084.

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