Verification of Monte Carlo calculations in Fast Neutron Therapy using silicon microdosimetry

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3 III, 2004, Pages 873-877

  Cornelius, Iwan M ^a   Rosenfeld, Anatoly B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fast neutron therapy (FNT); Microdosimetry; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONS; ION BEAMS; IONIZING RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; PROBABILITY; PROTONS;

CHARGE COLLECTION; FAST NEUTRON THERAPY (FNT); MICRODOSIMETRY; MULTICHANNEL ANALYZERS (MCA);

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 3342992722     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.829398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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