RE: attenuation coefficients

["Harmon, Terry O'Devah (ONF) " <onf@bechteljacobs.org>]

James Turner's Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection, 2nd Edition has a
lot of graphs that you can extrapolate the attenuation coefficients from.
Also,  The Health Physics and Radiological Health Handbook has a table of
mass attenuation coefficients for construction materials.  Just multiply
this by the density (2.31 - 2.33 gm/cm^3 (also from the handbook)) to obtain
the linear mass attenuation coefficient.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Engelbretson, David A. [SMTP:DEngelbret@tmh.tmc.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, September 07, 1999 6:05 PM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	attenuation coefficients
> 
> Could anyone direct me to a reference to obtain the linear att. coeff. for
> Ir-192 (avg. 380 kev) in gypsum wallboard?  Thanks.
> 
> David Engelbretson, MS
> The Methodist Hospital
> Hosuton, Texas
> 
> dengelbret@tmh.tmc.edu
> 
> 
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