Convolution/superposition using the Monte Carlo method

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2101-2121

  Naqvi, Shahid A ^a   Earl, Matthew A ^a   Shepard, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ENERGY DEPOSITION KERNELS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SCATTERING; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SPECTRUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0042674085     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/14/305     Document Type: Article

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