Monte Carlo dose calculations by extraction of machine based incident fluence mapsfrom a 3D planning system

Monte Carlo 2005 Topical Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1475-1483

  Spirydovich, Siarhei ^a   Papiez, Lech ^a   Van Thai, ^a   Langer, Mark ^a   Papiez, Ewa ^a  

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Author keywords

Convolution superposition; Monte Carlo; Phase space

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION; DATA REDUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PLANNING;

CONVOLUTION/SUPERPOSITION; MONTE CARLO; PHASE SPACE;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33644608634     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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