Photon dose calculation based on electron multiple-scattering theory: Practical representation of dose and particle transport integrals

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 924-930

  Jette, David ^a,b  

^a Lawrence H Lanzl Inst Med Phys   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose and particle transport integrals; Photon dose calculation

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERACTION POINTS; IRRADIATED MATERIALS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; MULTIPLE-SCATTERING THEORY; PARTICLE TRANSPORT;

PARTICLE SEPARATORS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 0033054067     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598484     Document Type: Article

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