The inverse problem of a Gaussian convolution and its application to the finite size of the measurement chambers/detectors in photon and proton dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 707-727

  Ulmer, W ^a   Kaissl, W ^a  

^a VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

GAUSSIAN CONVOLUTION;

PHOTONS;

PROTON;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0037459547     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/6/302     Document Type: Article

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