Monte Carlo modelling of energy deposition in trabecular bone

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 122, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 549-550

  Gersh, J A ^a   Dingfelder, M ^a   Toburen, L H ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIMULATION; TRABECULAR BONE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; BONE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; BONE AND BONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34347403697     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl401     Document Type: Article

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