Cluster models in cellular level electron dose calculations

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-372

  Lampinen, Juha S ^d   Välimäki, Petteri J ^d   Kuronen, Antti A ^a   Stepanek, Jiri ^b   Savolainen, Sauli E ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIUM 111;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TUMOR MODEL;

ABSORPTION; CELLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; INDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; RADIOMETRY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0005556164     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699431456     Document Type: Article

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