Design of field flattening filters for a high-power bremsstrahlung converter by full Monte Carlo simulation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-317

  Van Laere, K ^a   Mondelaers, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION; MACHINE DESIGN; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BREMSSTRAHLUNG CONVERTERS; FIELD FLATTENING FILTERS; FRICKE MEASUREMENT;

WAVE FILTERS;

ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; RADIATION PHYSICS;

EID: 0031104768     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(96)00139-9     Document Type: Article

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