Computational study of the required dimensions for standard sized phantoms boron neutron capture therapy dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2003, Pages

  Koivunoro, H ^a   Auterinen, I ^b   Kosunen, A ^c   Kotiluoto, P ^b   Seppaala T ^a,d   Savolainen, Sauli ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RESEARCH REACTORS;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT); WATER PHANTOM;

NEUTRON BEAMS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; REACTOR; REFERENCE VALUE; SIMULATION;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0242606106     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/21/N03     Document Type: Article

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