Development a simple point source model for Elekta SL-25 linear accelerator using MCNP4C Monte Carlo code

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-14

  Mesbahi, Asghar ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

MCNP4C; Medical linear accelerator; Monte Carlo modeling; Radiotherapy dose calculations

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33846670005     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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