Integral-transport-based deterministic brachytheraphy dose calculations

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-93

  Zhou, Chuanyu ^a   Inanc, Feyzi ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; MEDICINE; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BRACHYTHERAPHY;

DOSIMETRY;

ALGORITHM; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REVIEW; VOLUMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0037422669     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/1/306     Document Type: Review

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