Microdosimetric event distributions in sub-cellular volumes with a general purpose Monte Carlo code

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 580, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 157-160

  Hugtenburg, R P ^a,b   Chaoui, Z ^c   Pattison, J E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microdosimetry; Monte Carlo; Photoionisation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

LINEAL ENERGY SPECTRA; MICRODOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO CODES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECT (RBE);

DOSIMETERS;

EID: 34548273228     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.057     Document Type: Article

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