Monte Carlo simulation of the Leksell Gamma Knife®: I. Source modelling and calculations in homogeneous media

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1995-2011

  Moskvin, Vadim ^a   DesRosiers, Colleen ^a   Papiez, Lech ^a   Timmerman, Robert ^a   Randall, Marcus ^a   DesRosiers, Paul ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUXES; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; RADIATION;

PHOTON FLUXES;

PHOTONS;

COBALT 60; POLYSTYRENE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CALCULATION; COBALT THERAPY; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; SOFTWARE; HUMANS;

EID: 0037150458     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/12/301     Document Type: Article

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