Dosimetric study of a new palladium seed

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 805-811

  Reniers, B ^a   Vynckier, S ^a   Scalliet, P ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; Palladium103, Monte Carlo simulation, MCNP4B

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

SOLID WATER;

PALLADIUM;

IODINE; PALLADIUM;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0036888307     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00193-8     Document Type: Article

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