Two-dimensional discrete ordinates photon transport calculations for brachytherapy dosimetry applications

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-134

  Daskalov, George M ^a   Baker, Randal S ^b   Little, Robert C ^b   Rogers, David W O ^a   Williamson, Jeffrey F ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; IRON; LEAD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; POLYNOMIALS; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOTHERAPY; TITANIUM;

BRACHYTHERAPY DOSIMETRY; DISCRETE ORDINATES METHOD; LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0033895598     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE00-A2106     Document Type: Article

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