Monte Carlo calculated dose distribution for endovascular HDR brachytherapy with Ir-192

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-82

  Dries, Wim J F ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endovascular irradiation; HDR brachytherapy; Ir 192; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030760034     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00136-9     Document Type: Article

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