Determination of the human tissue interaction parameters for Monte Carlo dose calculations in radiation therapy;Bestimmung der wechselwirkungsparameter des menschlichen gewebes für Monte-Carlo-Dosisberechnungen in der strahlentherapie

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 206-211

  Fippel, Matthias ^b   Nüsslin, Fridtjof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Interaction parameters for human tissue; Monte Carlo dose calculation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035053110     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00002400     Document Type: Article

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