Input files with ORNL-mathematical phantoms of the human body for MCNP-4B

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Krstic D ^a   Nikezic D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Age dependent; Input file; Mathematical phantom; MCNP 4B code

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DOSIMETERS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

AGE DEPENDENT; INPUT FILE; MATHEMATICAL PHANTOM; MCNP-4B CODE;

IONIZING RADIATION;

EID: 33751550480     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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