Monte Carlo/numerical treatment of α-particle spectra from sources buried in bone and resultant doses to surface cells

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-92

  Charlton, D E ^a   Salmon, P L ^b   Utteridge, T D ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE CELL; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ALPHA PARTICLES; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 0001805811     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530098142734     Document Type: Article

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