Interactions with 3D isotropic and homogeneous radiation fields: A Monte Carlo simulation algorithm

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-177

  Rajon, D A ^a   Bolch, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chord length distribution; Computer simulation; Isotropic field; Monte Carlo method

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

RANDOM NUMBERS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0037296406     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(02)00008-1     Document Type: Article

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