Accuracy of the convolution/superposition dose calculation algorithm at the condition of electron disequilibrium

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 825-830

  Huang, Chao Yuan ^a,b   Chu, Tieh Chi ^b   Lin, Sung Yen ^b   Lin, Jao Perng ^c   Hsieh, Chang Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Convolution superposition algorithm; DOSXYZ; Electron disequilibrium; Monte Carlo simulation; OMEGA BEAM; Percent depth dose curve

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

RADIOCHROMIC FILMS;

RADIATION;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON; FILM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036888482     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00228-2     Document Type: Article

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