J.K. Shultis, R.E. Faw, and M. Bassett, "The Integral Line-Beam Method for Gamma Skyshine Analysis," Nuclear Science & Engineering, 107, 228-245 (1991).

A refinement of a simplified method, based on line-beam response functions, is presented for performing skyshine calculations for shielded and collimated gamma-ray sources. New coefficients for an empirical fit to the line-beam response function are provided and a prescription for making the response function continuous in energy and emission direction is introduced. For a shielded source, exponential attenuation and a buildup factor correction for scattered photons in the shield are used. Results of the new integral line-beam method of calculation are compared to a variety of benchmark experimental data and calculations are found to give generally excellent agreement at a small fraction of the computational expense required by other skyshine methods.

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