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A Fitting Function for Energy Dissipation Curves of Fast Electrons

Tatsuo Tabata, Rinsuke Ito, Shigeru Okabe

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 49 / Number 4 / December 1972 / Pages 505-506

Technical Notes / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-A22569

A procedure is presented for determining the energy dissipated by fast electrons at different depths in a variety of materials. The method enables interpolation of the calculated depth-dose profile to account for variations in the atomic number.