Calculation of photon energy deposition kernels and electron dose point kernels in water

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 685-699

  Mainegra Hing, Ernesto ^a   Rogers, D W O ^b   Kawrakow, Iwan ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; DEPOSITION; PHOTONS;

DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRON-POSITRON PAIRS; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; INTERACTION SITE; MONOENERGETIC ELECTRONS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; RAYLEIGH CROSS-SECTIONS; SCATTERED PHOTONS;

ELECTRONS;

WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DOSE CALCULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PHOTON; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; SEED KERNEL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 15744378096     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1861412     Document Type: Article

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