Monte Carlo simulation of the tomotherapy treatment unit in the static mode using MC HAMMER, a Monte Carlo tool dedicated to tomotherapy

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Sterpin, E ^a   Tomsej, M ^a   Cravens, B ^b   Salvat, F ^c   Ruchala, K ^b   Olivera, H ^b   Vynckier, S ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b TOMOTHERAPY INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 34548711374     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/74/1/021019     Document Type: Article

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