An analysis of MCNP cross-sections and tally methods for low-energy photon emitters

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1321-1332

  DeMarco, John J ^a   Wallace, Robert E ^a   Boedecker, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; RADIOLOGY;

TALLY METHODS;

PHOTONS;

WATER;

AIR; ATTENUATION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIMULATION;

EID: 0037149981     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/8/307     Document Type: Review

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