Monte Carlo electron dose calculations using discrete scattering angles and discrete energy losses

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Franke, Brian C ^a   Prinja, Anil K ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CROSS-SECTIONS; ENERGY LOSS; MOMENTS; PATH LENGTH;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 11444253160     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE05-A2473     Document Type: Conference Paper

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