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BUILD-UP FACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

The ratio of the total value of a specified radiation quantity at any point in a medium to the contribution to that value from radiation reaching the point without having undergone a collision.

OBS

buildup factor: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Rapport de la valeur totale d'une grandeur déterminée du rayonnement en un point quelconque dans un milieu à la part de cette valeur due au rayonnement atteignant ce point sans avoir subi une collision.

OBS

facteur d'accumulation : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
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