Monte Carlo simulation of a computed tomography x-ray tube

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 5945-5955

  Bazalova, Magdalena ^a   Verhaegen, Frank ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG DOSAGE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PATIENT TREATMENT; X RAY TUBES;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DOSE INDEX (CTDI); CT X-RAY TUBES; MC MODELS; PATIENT GEOMETRY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; LEAD; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 34748905444     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/19/015     Document Type: Article

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