Monte Carlo simulations for external neutron dosimetry based on the visible Chinese human phantom

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 7367-7383

  Zhang, Guozhi ^a   Liu, Qian ^a   Luo, Qingming ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS;

ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS; VISIBLE CHINESE HUMAN (VCH);

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; CHINA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; REFERENCE VALUES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; VISIBLE HUMAN PROJECTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 36949022461     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/24/011     Document Type: Article

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