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Common Materials
Biomedical
Bone, Dry
Bone, Standard
Coconut Oil
Corn Oil
Egg White
Egg Yolk
Ghee
Meat, Dried Lean
Fat, Food
Sugars
Arabinose
Fructose
Galactose
Glucose
Maltose
Mannose
Melzitose
Melibiose
Raffinose
Rhamnose
Ribose
Medical
Aorta
Biological Materials (30)
Blood
Brain
Cartilage
Fat, Human
Kidney
Liver
Lungs
Muscle, Striated
Muscle, Various
Skin
Testes
Thyroid
Tissue, Normal and Cancerous
Vena Cava
Metals
Bell Metal (75Cu-25Sn)
Brass (66Cu-34Zn)
Gunmetal (86Cu-10Sn-4Zn)
Linotype Metal (79Pb-16Sb-5Sn)
Monel Metal
Phosphor Bronze
Solder (67Pb-33Sn)
Solder, Plumber's (50Pb-50Sn)
Solder, Soft (40Pb-60Sn)
Steel, Carbon
Steel, Chromium
Steel, Manganese
Steel, Stainless
Steel, Tungsten
W-Alloy
Plastics
Bakelite
Cellophane
Claryl
Formvar
Kimfoil
Lucite
Makrofol
Melinex
Mylar
Nylon
Perspex (Lucite(C5H8O2))
Plastic, A-150 Dosimetry-Phantom
Plastic, A-174 Dosimetry-Phantom
Plastic, A-180 Dosimetry-Phantom
Plastic, B-100 Dosimetry-Phantom
Plastic, B-109 Dosimetry-Phantom
Plastic, B-110 Dosimetry-Phantom
Plastic, C-552 Dosimetry-Phantom
Plexiglass
Polyethylene
Polyisoprene
Polypropylene (C3H6)n
Polystyrene
PTFE
Scintillator, Plastic
Teflon (CF2)
Terphane
Various
Air
Anisole
Asphalt
Benzaldehyde
Benzyl Alcohol
Cellulose-triacetate
Concrete
Concrete, Magnetite
Decalin
Ether
Ethyl Alcohol (ethanol)
Formalin
Glass
Glycerol
Marble
Masonite
Methyl Alcohol (methanol)
"Mix-D"
P-10 Gas
Paraffin
Parylene C
Porcelain
Rubber
Wax
Wood, Pressed

Compounds by name Compounds by formula
Acetone
Acetophenone
Acetylacetone
Acetylene
Aluminum oxide
Ammonia
Ammonium bromide
Ammonium chloride
Ammonium metavanadate
Ammonium nitrate
Antimonous oxide
Arsenous oxide
Barium nitrate
Barium oxide
Benzene
Beryllium oxide
Bismuthous nitrate pentahydrate
Bismuthous oxide
Bismuth phosphate
Boric acid
Bromoethane
Cadmium antimonide
Cadmium chloride
Cadmium iodide
Calcium carbonate
Calcium fluoride
Calcium hydride
Calcium sulfate dihydrate
Calcium telluride
Carbide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon disulfide
Carbon monoxide
Carbonyl sulfide
Ceric oxide
Cerous oxide
Cesium chloride
Cesium fluoride
Cesium iodide
Chloroethane
Chloromethane (Freon 40)
Chlorotrifluoromethane (Freon 13)
Chromic acetate monohydrate
Chromic oxide
Chromous oxide
Cobalt carbonate
Cobalt sulfate heptahydrate
Cobaltous acetate tetrahydrate
Copper sulfate pentahydrate
Cupric oxide
Cuprous chloride
Cyclohexane
Deuterium oxide (heavy water)
Deuterium
Dichlorodifluoromethane (Freon 12)
Dichloromethane (Freon 30)
Dichloromethyl radical
Difluoroethyne
Digermane
Dimethyl ether
Dysprosium oxide
Erbium oxide
Ethane
Ethyl alcohol
Ethylacetoacetate
Ethylene
Fluoromethane (Freon 41)
Gadolinium fluoride
Gadolinium oxide
Gallium antimonide
Gallium arsenide
Gallium phosphide
Germanium bromide
Germanium chloride
Germanium hydride (germane)
Hexafluoroethane (Freon 116)
Holmium oxide
Hydrazine
Hydrochloric acid
Hydrofluric acid
Hydrogen selenide
Hydrogen sulfide
Indium antimonide
Indium arsenide
Indium phosphide
Iodomethane
Iron sulfate heptahydrate
Isopropyl alcohol
Isopropyl alcohol
Lanthanum fluoride
Lanthanum oxide
Lead oxalate
Lead telluride
Lithium deuteride
Lithium fluride
Lithium hydride
Lithium hydroxide
Magnesium oxide
Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
Manganese sulfate monohydrate
Manganous oxide
Mercuric iodide
Methane
Methyl alcohol
Methylene
Methylidyne
Neodymium oxide
Nickelous oxide
Nitric oxide
Nitride
Nitrous oxide
O-Xylene
P-Cymene
Pentane
Phosphorus (III) hydride
Plumbous nitrate
Potassium bromate
Potassium bromide
Potassium chloride
Potassium dichromate
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
Potassium iodide
Potassium nitrate
Potassium tellurite
Praseodymium oxide
Propane (Freon 290)
Rubidium chloride
Samarium oxide
Silicon carbide
Silicon dioxide (quartz)
Silicon tetrafluoride
Silicon tetrahydride
Silver chloride
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium borate decahydrate
Sodium bromide
Sodium carbonate
Sodium chloride
Sodium fluoride
Sodium iodide
Sodium metavanadate
Sodium nitrate
Sodium nitrite
Sodium sulfate
Sodium tungstate dihydrate
Strontium fluoride
Strontium nitrate
Strontium oxide
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfuric fluoride
Tantalum oxide
Tetrachloromethane (Freon 10)
Tetrafluoromethane (Freon 14)
Thorium fluride
Thorium oxide
Tin telluride
Titanic oxide
Toluene
Triethyl phosphate
Trifluoromethane (Freon 23)
Triiodomethane
Trimethyl benzene
Uranium (IV) fluoride
Uranium dioxide
Vanadium (III) oxide
Vanadium (IV) oxide
Vanadium (V) oxide
Vanadous boride
Water
Xylene
Zinc oxide
Zinc sulfate heptahydrate
Zinc telluride
Zirconium oxide
Note: the chemical formula list is longer
than the name list since a specific name
may not be appropriate for a compound
with many different physical structures.
AgCl
Al2O3
As2O3
B2O3
Ba(NO3)2
BaO
BeO
Bi(NO3)3·5H2O
Bi2O3
BiPO4
CCl4
CF2Cl2
CF3Cl
CF4
C2F2
C2F6
CH
CHCl2
CHF3
CHI3
CH2
CH2Cl2
CH2(OCH3)2
CH3Cl
(CH3COO)2CO·4·H2O
(CH3COO)2·Pb·3H2O
CH3F
CH3I
CH3OH
CH4
CH4O
C10H16
C2H2
C2H4
C2H5Br
C2H5Cl
(C2H5)2·O
C2H5OH
(C2H5)3·PO4
C2H6
C2H10
C2H6O
C3H6O
C3H6O2
C3H7O
C3H7OH
C3H8
C3H8O
C3H8O2
C4H8O2
C4H10
C4H10O
C5H8O2
C5H12
C6H3(CH3)3
C6H4(CH3)2
C6H5CH3
C6H6
C6H10O3
C6H12
C6H12O
C6H14
C7H8
C7H16
C8H8O
C8H10
C10H14
CO
CO2
COS
[(CO2)2·Fe+2H2O]
CS2
CaCO3
CaF2
CaH2
CaSO4·2 H2O
CaSO4:Dy(Teledyne:Teflon disks)
CaSO4:Dy(TLD 900)
CaTe
CdCl2
CdI2
CdSb
CeO2
Ce2O3
Co(C2H3O2)2·4 H2O
CoCO3
CoSO4·7H2O
Cr(C2H3O2)3·H2O
CrO3
Cr2O3
CsCl
CsF
CsI
CuCl
CuO
CuSO4·5H2O
D
D2O
Dy2O3
Er2O3
FeSO4·7H2O
GaAs
GaP
GaSb
GdF3
Gd2O3
GeBr4
GeCl4
GeH4
Ge2H6
HCl
(HCOO)2·Pb
HF
HgI2
H2O
H2S
Ho2O3
InAs
InP
InSb
KBr
KBrO3
KCl
KH2PO4
KI
KNO3
K2Cr2O7
K2TeO3
LaF3
La2O3
LiD
LiF
LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD 600)
LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD 700)
Li F-7(Teledyne)
LiH
LiOH
Li2B4O7:Mn (TLD 800)
MgO
MgSO47·H2O
MnO
MnSO4·H2O
NH3
NH4Br
NH4Cl
NH4NO3
NH4VO3
N2H4
NO
N2O
Na2B4O7·10H2O
NaBr
Na2CO3
NaCl
NaF
NaHCO3
NaI
NaNO2
NaNO3
Na2SO4
NaVO3
Na2WO4·2H2O
Nd2O3
NiO
PH3
Pb(NO3)2
PbTe
PrO2
RbCl
SF6
SO2
Sb2O3
SeH2
SiC
SiF4
SiH4
SiO2
Sm2O3
SnTe
SrF2
Sr(NO3)2
SrO
Ta2O5
ThF4
ThO2
TiO2
UF4
UO2
UO2(CoO)2·3H2O
VB2
VC
VN
V2O3
V2O4
V2O5
ZnO
ZnSO4·7H2O
ZnTe
Zr(CH3)2
ZrO2

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