All about MAX: A male adult voxel phantom for Monte Carlo calculations in radiation protection dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1239-1262

  Kramer, R ^a   Vieira, J W ^a   Khoury, H J ^a   Lima, F R A ^b   Fuelle, D ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Centro Regional de Ciencias Nucleares   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TISSUE;

ANATOMICAL PROPERTIES;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

AIR; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE MARROW; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGAN; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 0038459031     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/10/301     Document Type: Article

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