Table 6.

Neutron dose rate (cGy/(h μg)) at various radial distances in soft tissues and tissue-equivalent materials from the current study and the study by Rivard.¹⁰ The percentage differences between the two data sets are also listed.

	Radial distance (cm)	Muscle (skeletal)	Brain (grey/white matter)	Adipose tissue	Blood (whole)	Lung tissue	A-150	Plexiglass	Water
Current study	0.5	5.150	5.361				5.354		5.514
1	1.675	1.740	1.892	1.670	1.683	1.744	1.433	1.786
2	0.452	0.467				0.469		0.478
5	0.060	0.061				0.060		0.062
Rivard	0.5	7.628	8.054				8.007		8.295
1	1.907	2.009	2.183	1.928	1.943	2.005	1.654	2.064
2	0.461	0.483				0.484		0.495
5	0.058	0.059				0.058		0.061
Percentage difference (%)	0.5	−32.49	−33.44				−33.13		−33.53
1	−12.17	−13.39	−13.33	−13.38	−13.38	−13.02	−13.36	−13.47
2	−1.95	−3.31				−3.10		−3.43
5	3.45	3.39				3.45		1.64