Monte Carlo simulation of a realistic anatomical phantom described by triangle meshes: Application to prostate brachytherapy imaging

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-103

  Badal, Andreu ^a,b   Kyprianou, Iacovos ^b   Badano, Aldo ^b   Sempau, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Monte Carlo; NCAT; PENELOPE; penMesh; Triangle mesh

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38149039528     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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