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The main principles of the application of the theory of similarity to problems of the passage of nuclear radiation through matter (e.g., shielding) are discussed. The similarity criteria are obtained in general form and in relation to specific examples, and it is shown that, even in cases where exact similarity does not obtain, the method gives reasonable predictions for a wide range of variation of the parameters.
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Makhlis, F.A., Breger, A.K. Study of the propagation ofγ-radiation in matter by the methods of the theory of similarity. Journal of Engineering Physics 8, 359–363 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00828752
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