Estimation of fluence rate and absorbed dose rate due to gas bremsstrahlung from electron storage rings

Abstract Bremsstrahlung produced in electron storage rings by interactions with residual gas has been studied in the energy range 100–1000 MeV using the PLUKA code. Photon spectra and quantitative estimates of fluence rate and tissue absorbed dose rate are given. Simple equations are proposed for the fluence rate and the absorbed dose rate according to the results obtained.