Dose distribution from x-ray microbeam arrays applied to radiation therapy: An EGS4 Monte Carlo study

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2455-2463

  De Felici, M ^a   Felici, R ^a   Del Rio, M Sanchez ^a   Ferrero, C ^a   Bacarian, T ^b   Dilmanian, F A ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

EGS4; Microbeam radiation therapy; Monte Carlo simulation; Photon electron transport; X ray microdosimetry

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; METALS; MOS DEVICES; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHANTOMS; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAYS;

ABSORBED DOSE DISTRIBUTION; EGS4; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIELD EMISSION TRANSISTORS; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; MICRO-DOSIMETRY; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON; ENERGY; HUMAN; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MICRODOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHOTON; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

EID: 23944458537     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1951043     Document Type: Article

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