A comparison between EGS4 and MCNP computer modeling of an in vivo X-ray fluorescence system

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 73-83

  Al Ghorabie, F H H ^a   Natto, S S A ^a   Al Lyhiani, S H A ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

EGS4; In vivo XRF; MCNP; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOMETRY; HEAD TUMOR; NECK TUMOR; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TISSUE LEVEL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLATINUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; XENON RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0035150394     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4825(00)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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