Evaluation of EGS4/PRESTA multiple-scattering algorithms for 90Sr/90Y intravascular brachytherapy dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2343-2352

  Wang, R ^a   Allen Li, X ^a   Yu, C X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM 90;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; ELECTRONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0033863191     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/8/319     Document Type: Article

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