Monte Carlo calculations of the dose distribution around a commercial gynecologic tandem applicator

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 210-215

  Gifford, Kent A ^a   Mourtada, Firas ^a   Cho, Sang H ^a   Lawyer, Ann ^a   Horton Jr , John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cs 137; Monte Carlo simulation; Tandem applicator; Tip screw

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOMETRY; GYNECOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 27944477251     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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