Track-structure codes in radiation research

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1052-1074

  Nikjoo, H ^a   Uehara, S ^b   Emfietzoglou, D ^c   Cucinotta, F A ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cross sections; Dispersion model; Energy loss spectrum; Monte Carlo; Optical data model; Track structure

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

CROSS-SECTIONS; DISPERSION MODELS; ENERGY LOSS SPECTRA; OPTICAL DATA MODELS; TRACK STRUCTURE;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 33751215224     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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