CONV - Convolution for responses to a finite diameter photon beam incident on multi-layered tissues

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 141-150

  Wang, Lihong ^a   Jacques, Steven L ^b   Zheng, Liqiong ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Convolution; Dynamic allocation; Photon transport; Standard C; Tissue optics

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTICS; PHOTONS; TISSUE;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONV; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MCML;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

BEAM THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TARGET ORGAN;

EID: 0031282174     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(97)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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