Monte carlo angular dose distribution of the microselectron HDR 192Ir brachytherapy source

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Wallace, S ^a   Wong, T ^a,b   Fernando A, W ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

HDR brachytherapy; HDR Treatment Planning; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; HIGH DOSE RATE; NUCLETRON MICROSELECTRON;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SOURCES; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0032663808     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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