Monte Carlo and analytical calculation of proton pencil beams for computerized treatment plan optimization

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1033-1053

  Carlsson, Åsa K ^a   Andreo, Pedro ^a,b   Brahme, Anders ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 0030994050     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/6/004     Document Type: Article

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