Dosimetry characteristics of degraded electron beams investigated by Monte Carlo calculations in a setup for intraoperative radiation therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 239-256

  Björk, Peter ^a   Nilsson, Per ^a   Knöös, Tommy ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

INTEROPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPY (IORT);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; SIMULATION; STANDARD;

ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0037148096     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/2/305     Document Type: Article

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