Application of advanced Monte Carlo Methods in numerical dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 119, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 479-482

  Reichelt, U ^a   Henniger, J ^b   Lange, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; IODINE 125;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROCESSING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; X RAY;

ALGORITHMS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33749682732     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci682     Document Type: Article

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