Modeling energy deposition in trabecular spongiosa using the Monte Carlo code PENELOPE

Health Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-59

  Gersh, Jacob A ^a   Dingfelder, Michael ^b   Toburen, Larry H ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Dosimetry, internal; Electrons; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; GEOMETRY; IONIZING RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

BONE AND BONES; BONE MARROW; ELECTRONS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 34250329440     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000259480.40206.63     Document Type: Article

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