Point kernels and superposition methods for scatter dose calculations in brachytherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 357-382

  Carlsson, Åsa K ^a   Ahnesjö, Anders ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Helax AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AIR; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033954079     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/2/308     Document Type: Article

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