Evaluation of MCNP5 and EGS4 for the simulation of in vivo strontium XRF measurements

X-Ray Spectrometry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 76-81

  Zamburlini, M ^a   Byun, S H ^a   Pejovic Milic A ^a,b   Prestwich, W V ^a   Chettle, D R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; IN-VIVO; MONTE CARLO PROGRAMS; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; PHOTON TRANSPORT; SET-UP CONDITIONS; SYSTEM-SETUP; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENT;

STRONTIUM;

EID: 33947228879     PISSN: 00498246     EISSN: 10974539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/xrs.942     Document Type: Article

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