Anisotropy function for 192Ir low-dose-rate brachytherapy sources: An EGS4 Monte Carlo study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1487-1499

  Capote, Roberto ^a   Mainegra, Ernesto ^a   López, Ernesto ^a  

^a Ctro Estud Aplicados Desarrollo N   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; IRIDIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLATINUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

BRACHYTHERAPY;

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

IRIDIUM 192; PLATINUM; STAINLESS STEEL; IRIDIUM;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE;

ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLATINUM; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0034744231     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/5/311     Document Type: Article

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