Monte Carlo-based food irradiation simulator

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-88

  Kim, J ^a   Moreira, R G ^a   Rivadeneira, R ^a   Castell Perez, M E ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5-MEV PHOTON SIMULATIONS; COMPUTER AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (CT); MEASURED DATA; PARAFFIN WAX;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FOOD PRODUCTS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PHOTONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33645122349     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: 17454530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2006.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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