Accuracy of Monte Carlo photon transport simulation in characterizing brachytherapy dosimeter energy-response artefacts

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 995-1006

  Das, R K ^a   Li, Z ^a   Perera, H ^a   Williamson, J F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BIOPHYSICS; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0029891839     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/6/004     Document Type: Article

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