Re:

[photcoef <photcoef@tiac.net>]

Skin dose from X-rays and gamma rays can be calculated with PHOTCOEF
(www.photcoef.com). PHOTCOEF considers backscattering and leakage, which
means that for higher photon energies the skin dose can be lower than the
deep dose.

Paul Kehler
photcoef@aol.com


At 12:38 PM 8/13/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Good Morning, Afternoon or Evening,
>
>I am interested in software packages dealing with skin dose 
>calculations.  I think I remember something called VARSKIN.  Can 
>anyone direct me in the right direction?
>
>A big thank you to all of the radsafers who responded with 
>radwaste companies from my post of a month or so ago!!
>
>denny
>
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>Denis J. Rinkacs, Jr.
>Radiation Safety Officer
>Carnegie Mellon University
>412-268-3221
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>
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