Composition of A‐150 tissue‐equivalent plastic

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<jats:p>In recent years, the use of tissue‐equivalent materials has become quite common in fast‐neutron dosimetry, with the A‐150 plastic developed by Shonka <jats:italic>et al</jats:italic>. probably the most popular. Information on this specific plastic is scantily reported in the literature and as a consequence a preponderance of authors unknowingly reference an article by Shonka describing an early version of a tissue substitute plastic but having a different elemental composition than the present A‐150 formulation. We have reviewed the results of 21 chemical analyses which have occurred over a time span of four years on a total of 14 samples of A‐150 plastic and based on these data and the formulation of the plastic, have arrived at a suggested composition for A‐150 tissue‐equivalent plastic. The ambiguities of water absorption by nylon, one of the components of of the plastic, and the uncertainty this reflects in the composition of the plastic were evaluated.</jats:p>

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