Determination of dosimetrical quantities used in microbeam radiation therapy (MRT) with Monte Carlo simulations

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3248-3259

  Siegbahn, E A ^a   Stepanek, J ^a   Brauer Krisen, E ^a   Bravin, A ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Microbeam; Monte Carlo simulations; PENELOPE; Radiotherapy; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TISSUE; X RAYS;

DIFFERENT SHAPES; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; MICRO BEAMS; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; MONTE CARLO CODES; PENELOPE; SUPERPOSITION ALGORITHMS; THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748294454     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2229422     Document Type: Article

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