Characterization of computer simulated radiotherapy beams for Monte- Carlo treatment planning

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-344

  Ma, Chang Ming ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE BEAMS;

BEAM MODELING; BEAM SIMULATION; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING;

RADIOTHERAPY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION PHYSICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032171489     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(98)00113-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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