Monte Carlo-based dose-rate tables for the amersham CDCS.J and 3M model 6500 137CS tubes

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 959-970

  Williamson, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; Dosimetry; Intracavitary sources; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CERAMICS; DOSIMETRY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031860373     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00150-3     Document Type: Article

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