Neutron dosimetry for a general 252Cf brachytherapy source

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2803-2815

  Rivard, M J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Californium 252; Monte Carlo methods; Neutron dosimetry; TG 43; Thermal neutrons

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; PHANTOMS; RADIOTHERAPY;

CALIFORNIUM-252; HIGH DOSE RATE; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; SOURCE GEOMETRY; TG-43; THERMAL NEUTRON FLUENCES; THERMAL NEUTRONS;

NEUTRONS;

CALIFORNIUM 252;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; GEOMETRY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034514913     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1326445     Document Type: Article

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